NASA advances Moon Base plans with MoonFall drone program and Outer Space Treaty considerations
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Summary
NASA is advancing plans for a Moon Base, with the MoonFall program developing small drones (1m tall, 225kg) to explore the lunar surface. The article highlights the challenges of lunar exploration given limited Apollo-era EVA experience (only 80 hours total, over 50 years ago) and emphasizes compliance with the Outer Space Treaty. Jared Isaacman notes the extreme difficulty of the endeavor.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledWhat we are embarking upon is extremely challenging.
We know so little from what is a combined 80 hours of lunar astronaut EVA time across the Apollo missions, and that was more than a half century ago.
We also obviously want to be very mindful of the Outer Space Treaty.
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