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Lunar Bases Must Be Buried
Concept art of lunar bases tends to show spherical or cylindrical structures, but they suffer from one problem: radiation. (Both of the gamma / particle and heat kinds). The lunar environment has lots of solar and cosmic radiation. Nights also … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Colonization, ISRU, Lunar, Motivation, Science Links, Spacecraft
Tagged excavation, lunar base, NASA, regolith, whiskers
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