When NASA astronauts return to the Moon in 2020, the first missions will be no longer than seven days. To sustain extended-duration lunar surface missions, a lunar infrastructure must be capable of supporting the basic functions of surface operations such as construction and maintenance procedures, surface transportation, crew support activities, and other support operations such as communication and navigation. This chapter describes the facilities and equipment that will constitute the lunar outpost and discusses the design details of the primary elements required to establish a permanent human settlement on the Moon.


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    Title :

    Lunar outpost


    Published in:

    Lunar Outpost ; Chapter : 5 ; 121-149


    Publication date :

    2009-01-01


    Size :

    29 pages




    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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