September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... could be used to better understand the make-up of asteroids for identification of mining opportunities. Once permanent Moon bases are established there will be a need for wider communications infrastructure and commercial companies could become...
February 2016
Innovations in human astronautics
...new ship onto the correct trajectory for reaching the Moon. A Moon landing for Russian astronauts is planned for the ...to provide regular cargo traffic during the initial Moon exploration and Moon base setup stages. Even though many nations with ...
March 2016
The Use of 3D Printing for Space Applications
...in high end technology sectors, including aerospace, turbine industries and medical applications. Schematic description of the Moon Base structure: a Lunar Module (acting as air-lock once deployed) would release an inflatable structure containing the...
April 2020
Developing a commercial market for small sample return
..., a commercial market for space materials could develop among companies wanting to help build the infrastructure for a Moon base. The US Artemis programme could help to drive investments in robotic sample return missions, such as missions to scout...
May 2020
Protecting areas of scientific importance on the Moon
...to safeguard remote lunar regions? Therefore there needs to be some financial as well as legislative incentive for prospective Moon-based organisations to comply with any space regulation. This could stem from a security proposal for safeguarding the...
27 January 2020
US bill spurns Moon programme favouring Mars instead
...the bill. If these projects are pursued by NASA, they are to be budgeted outside the Moon to Mars programme. With many seeing the establishment of a moon base as a necessary platform in reaching Mars successfully, the bill has drawn lots of criticism...
