NASA's Moon Base User’s Guide

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BuckGalaxy — 4/16/2026 10:10:57 PM (archived)

Here's NASA's just released detailed and ambitious plans to build a moon base.

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NASA's Moon Base User’s Guide - BuckGalaxy - 4/16/2026 10:10:57 PM
- Corrosion? - podrock - 4/25/2026 1:00:29 AM
  - So not only Gateway but Axiom too - BuckGalaxy - 4/27/2026 12:20:24 AM
- The abandoning of the Lunar Gateway station was effectively spitting in the face of our European partners - RL - 4/18/2026 7:25:21 PM
  - Gateway - BuckGalaxy - 4/19/2026 4:48:58 AM
    - It shouldn't have been called 'Gateway', but 'cul-de-sac'. - ER - 4/19/2026 1:18:11 PM
      - I agree with most of what you said, except... - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2026 9:56:17 PM
        
        You're right about one thing, - ER - 4/21/2026 6:22:20 PM
        
        We're in agreement about Gateway specifically - BuckGalaxy - 4/22/2026 3:44:31 AM
        
        D'accord? - ER - 4/22/2026 11:12:41 AM
        
        Game changer - BuckGalaxy - 4/22/2026 5:08:48 PM
        
        3d printers have been oversold - ER - 4/22/2026 6:50:25 PM
        
        What about mechanical vs electronic? - BuckGalaxy - 4/22/2026 11:14:20 PM
        
        I'm not dissing the tech - ER - 4/23/2026 2:59:11 PM
        
        Your analogy shows exactly why mechanical is better than electrical - BuckGalaxy - 4/23/2026 5:12:50 PM
        
        That's going to really help if you have a broken leg. - ER - 4/23/2026 9:07:28 PM
      - For your earth orbiting Assembly Space Station, name it "Round-a-bout" - BuckGalaxy - 4/19/2026 9:38:00 PM
- Mixed feelings - RobVG - 4/17/2026 7:11:46 PM
  - So... - BuckGalaxy - 4/19/2026 4:50:17 AM
    - The last work on FTL I remember was the Alcubierre drive - RobVG - 4/21/2026 7:51:39 PM
      - Not following your thinking - BuckGalaxy - 4/22/2026 3:55:32 AM
        
        I don't think we need humans in space to expand our knowledge. - RobVG - 4/27/2026 11:14:41 PM
        
        "If we had to evacuate Earth in a hurry..." - BuckGalaxy - 4/29/2026 8:21:36 PM
        
        There is no such thing as a 'self-sustaining outpost'. - ER - 5/4/2026 6:03:06 PM
        
        Sorry, just noticed this post. - BuckGalaxy - 5/18/2026 3:49:34 AM
        
        Why should we stick around? - RobVG - 4/30/2026 5:19:33 PM
        
        Bro - BuckGalaxy - 5/1/2026 1:08:22 AM
        
        Fair enough - RobVG - 5/1/2026 7:15:10 PM
        
        I work with developers on an open-source app - RobVG - 4/27/2026 11:21:41 PM
      - I agree. - ER - 4/21/2026 10:50:14 PM
- No space station? - ER - 4/17/2026 12:27:11 AM
  - Space Station infrastructure - BuckGalaxy - 4/18/2026 6:56:03 AM
    - More on using ISS - BuckGalaxy - 4/18/2026 8:57:41 PM
      - Yes! See my 'cul-de-sac' post above. - ER - 4/19/2026 1:37:05 PM
  - Here's an article about the Moon Base plan: 73 launches - BuckGalaxy - 4/17/2026 5:11:30 AM

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