An overview of the NASA lunar base program which would establish a permanent beachhead on the moon is given. The lunar base would be used to attain science and astronomy objectives, to manufacture lunar-derived resources (particularly propellant oxygen), to support the growing space infrastructure, and to develop and test technologies that would enable near self-sufficiuency in space, limiting the amount of resources required from earth. Research concerning lunar base development, modeling and simulation are presented, including modeling engines, data bases, and subsystem transforms.
Lunar base options in support of the permanent habitation of space
Space manufacturing 6 - Nonterrestrial resources, biosciences, and space engineering ; 1987 ; Princeton, NJ, United States
1987-01-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
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