A brief discussion of the possibility of establishing a permanent manned lunar base is presented. The greatest difficulty in giving credence to results from lunar base studies lies in the fact that very little is known about the physical and chemical properties of the lunar surface. Meaningful studies of lunar bases were undertaken by making a wide-range of assumptions regarding the nature of the lunar surface. Then, by designing a base that is insensitive to surface features over the range of assumed conditions, feasible base designs could be obtained. Various factors affecting the design of the base are discussed.


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    Title :

    Lunar Base Construction


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    Publication date :

    1963-04-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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