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We know what to build on the Moon, but how to prepare the ground? Read more: Engineering the Lunar sites for Construction on spacegeotech.org. #TheMoonBuilders #SpaceGeotech
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Roberto De Moraes
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Roberto De Moraes
@rde_moraes
Senior Geotechnical Engineer. C.Eng. | Lunar Ground Mechanics Author of The Moon Builders Series
United States Entrou em Aralık 2023
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The real Hail Mary conditions on the Moon Construction. I examine the geotechnical mismatch behind heavy landers, surface power, mobility and excavation on the Moon. Read: wix.to/vv5w3Ta
#Moon #Geotech #SpaceTech #LunarExploration
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A few centimeters of loose regolith that mobilizes easily. Apollo soil mechanics showed that just below this layer, the ground becomes dense, friction-dominated, and strongly overconsolidated. The surface may look like powder. The ground below behaves very differently.
#LunarEngineering #TheMoonBuilders #EngineeringTheMoon
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TUNE IN: Elon Musk says "if we operate with extreme urgency, then we have a chance of making life multi-planetary."
"It's still just a chance, not for sure. If we don't act with extreme urgency, that chance is probably zero."
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says that as a Moon base is being built, NASA plans to install comms relays and observation systems so people on Earth can watch it being constructed in real time.
Additionally, NASA will begin landing landers on the Moon on a monthly basis in 2027 to learn more about the surface.
Jared: “We’re going to plus up on Moon construction in a huge way.”
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Spaceflight Now@SpaceflightNow
With the first crewed flight of the @NASAArtemis Program on the horizon (no earlier than April 1), we sat down with @NASAAdmin Jared Isaacman to talk about the future of the Artemis Program, Moon base ambitions, lunar landers, nuclear propulsion and more. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:17 Jared Isaacman’s experience 04:05 Artemis 2 progress 05:53 “Test as you fly” 08:18 Upper stage plans for the new Artemis 3 09:31 Blue Origin and SpaceX weighing in on Artemis 3 10:40 Addressing NASA OIG concerns with SpaceX’s Starship 12:57 Plans for the NASA workforce 16:18 New announcements, coming soon… 18:42 Understanding HLS Starship 21:27 Manual piloting Starship: Yes or No? 24:06 Blue Moon Mk.2 readiness for Artemis 3 26:12 Understanding “accelerated plans” for HLS landers 27:25 Future cooperation with China in space? 29:49 NASA’s next near-impossible undertaking
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@NASAAdmin … end then the question is: how to prepare the ground for construction at the early stages of settlement? The Moon Builders can answer these questions. Read more on Spacegeotech.org.
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The next chapter of Artemis is about acceleration.
• Building the Moon base
• Landers at the lunar south pole on a monthly cadence starting in 2027
• Nuclear power & propulsion
• More science and discovery
First we clear the barriers inside NASA.
Then we move.
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@FireflySpace Remarkable! Kudos to the team, and a contribution to the whole space industry. How to prepare the ground for construction? Read more on spacegeotech.org.
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A year ago today, Blue Ghost Mission 1 completed 14 days of operations on the Moon, sending nearly 120 GB of data back to Earth. Now we're gearing up to unlock even more lunar data on Mission 2 with Ocula - set to be the first commercial lunar imaging service on the market. Our very own CEO @Jason_Lil_Kim sheds light on why it matters: fireflyspace.com/news/firefly-l…
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🚨 NASA has given the green light for its Artemis II Moon rocket to launch four astronauts on April 1 following repairs.
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@NASAAdmin @C__Herridge Correct! "If we get this right"! So, let's not forget that Moon's infrastructure starts with ground investigations for engineering purposes, not science.
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Returning to the Moon will prepare us for the grand journey to Mars. If we get this right, we’ll see the Stars and Stripes on the Red Planet in our lifetimes.🇺🇸
Thank you @C__Herridge for having me on.
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@konstructivizm Translating the existing geological and observation data from the Apollo 17 landing site into engineering proxy serviceability. #TheMoonBuilders #EngineeringTheMoon
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Apollo 17: Gene Cernan and the rover on the Moon
This image, taken by Harrison Schmitt at the end of EVA-3, shows the rover and Gene Cernan, covered in lunar dust.
The photograph captures both the challenges and the beauty of working on the Moon: the airless expanse, the bright sunlight, and the endless dusty landscape.
The image is not only a monument to the Apollo 17 mission but also a symbol of human courage and the engineering mastery that allowed humans to explore an alien planet in such detail for the first time.
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EXCLUSIVE: @NASA Administrator Confirms Nuclear Power and Propulsion Are The Game Changing Capabilities with advances as early as 2028.
“We are going to do a nuclear power and propulsion demonstration in 2028, which is, again, it's paramount for someday being able to send astronauts to Mars and bring them home safely.
“NASA needs to do what they’re (private industry) not capable of doing, which is moving into the realm of nuclear power and propulsion, more exotic forms of propulsion that enable you to move mass very efficiently to Mars and come back.”
@thelatmg @latimesstudios_
Catherine Herridge@C__Herridge
EXCLUSIVE: @NASA Boss Reveals New Artemis II Launch Plans And Details Ambitious 2027 Lunar Base Start Date; Says Manned Mars Missions And Humans Becoming An Interplanetary Species Within The Next Decade This week on Straight to the Point I sat down with @NASAAdmin Jared Isaacman at NASA’s DC Headquarters. In this exclusive interview, the head of the United States space program laid out the future of American missions to the Moon, Mars, the Orbital economy and beyond. @thelatmg @latimesstudios_ Straight to the Point: NASA’s Lunar Ambitions, Mars and Beyond 01:05 Artemis II Launch Window 02:45 Taking Astronauts Farther Into Space Than Ever Before 04:00 NASA Now On Track For Lunar Landing 2028 04:50 Breaking Ground On Lunar Base in 2027 06:20 Humans Become An Interplanetary Species 08:00 Mars Timeline: Within Next Decade 10:50 Nuclear Propulsion Technology Is Game Changer 11:30 China Is On A “Sprint” To The Moon 12:15 You Can’t Be Number #1 On Earth and Number #2 In Space 13:30 What Keeps NASA Administrator Up At Night 14:20 President Trump: Build Enduring Presence On The Moon And Beyond 15:25 Reusable Rockets Have “Ignited” Orbital Economy 16:42 Potential For Tremendous Wealth In Space 17:25 Data Centers In Space Next Five Years 18:55 First Meeting Elon Musk 20:05 What Makes Musk Standout: Takes On Most Challenging Engineering Problems 21:03 What’s Next With Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin 22:20 Space X Broke The Monopoly 24:50 Life Beyond Earth: President Trump Declassifies UAP and UFO Files 26:15 Justification for NASA Budget 28:18 “Ad Astra Per Aspera” 29:20 Independent Journalism
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In a few weeks, 8.8 million pounds of thrust will propel the Artemis II crew on their historic journey around the Moon - but we’re not stopping there. We’re going to launch Artemis missions every year and build an enduing presence on the lunar surface.
America is returning to the Moon, and this time, we’re staying.
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What must come before a lunar economy? Everyone talks about rockets.
Almost nobody talks about the ground. Read more: wix.to/M2IisO5
#LunarInfrastructure #SpaceTech #MoonBase #SpaceGeotech
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Starting building on the Moon with robots, all autonomous, in 2027? Ok, let's assume that in 2026, they will deploy rovers equipped with probes to collect ground data for structural design purposes? Something is not totally aligning here. And implement the FSP in 2030? So, no power for the first 3 years? I got this correctly?
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@C__Herridge @NASA It was an absolute pleasure getting together. Thanks for helping tell the @NASA story.
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EXCLUSIVE: @NASA Boss Reveals New Artemis II Launch Plans And Details Ambitious 2027 Lunar Base Start Date; Says Manned Mars Missions And Humans Becoming An Interplanetary Species Within The Next Decade
This week on Straight to the Point I sat down with @NASAAdmin Jared Isaacman at NASA’s DC Headquarters. In this exclusive interview, the head of the United States space program laid out the future of American missions to the Moon, Mars, the Orbital economy and beyond.
@thelatmg @latimesstudios_
Straight to the Point: NASA’s Lunar Ambitions, Mars and Beyond
01:05 Artemis II Launch Window
02:45 Taking Astronauts Farther Into Space Than Ever Before
04:00 NASA Now On Track For Lunar Landing 2028
04:50 Breaking Ground On Lunar Base in 2027
06:20 Humans Become An Interplanetary Species
08:00 Mars Timeline: Within Next Decade
10:50 Nuclear Propulsion Technology Is Game Changer
11:30 China Is On A “Sprint” To The Moon
12:15 You Can’t Be Number #1 On Earth and Number #2 In Space
13:30 What Keeps NASA Administrator Up At Night
14:20 President Trump: Build Enduring Presence On The Moon And Beyond
15:25 Reusable Rockets Have “Ignited” Orbital Economy
16:42 Potential For Tremendous Wealth In Space
17:25 Data Centers In Space Next Five Years
18:55 First Meeting Elon Musk
20:05 What Makes Musk Standout: Takes On Most Challenging Engineering Problems
21:03 What’s Next With Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin
22:20 Space X Broke The Monopoly
24:50 Life Beyond Earth: President Trump Declassifies UAP and UFO Files
26:15 Justification for NASA Budget
28:18 “Ad Astra Per Aspera”
29:20 Independent Journalism
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@C__Herridge @NASA @NASAAdmin Starting building on the Moon with robots, all autonomous, in 2027? Ok, let's assume that in 2026, they will deploy rovers equipped with probes to gather ground data for structural design purposes? Something is not totally aligned here, or is it?
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@C__Herridge @NASA @NASAAdmin ... and NASA plans to place a nuclear reactor on the Moon in early 2030. So, is this a mismatch?
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@SPACEdotcom How to anchor it? Is tensio-force proof? Is it radiation-proof? Is the ground well-studied to support that architecture?
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Could NASA use expandable habitats for its Artemis moon bases? These two companies are betting millions space.com/technology/cou…
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Investment in ground engineering is highly needed. Let's shift the conversation towards civil engineering. Deploy rovers with geotechnical payloads to gather reliable ground parameters for proper design. Every asset, every architecture will rely on the ground that, up to now, is barely unknown.
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US lawmakers call for a permanent moon base. Will it ever happen? space.com/astronomy/moon…
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Boulders, cobbles, pebbles, and loose skin regolith... an overconsolidated material bearly unknow in its ground mechanics. If we plan to build structures on the Moon, ground parameters are needed, not just rough surface geology based on orbit images. Hats off to Apollo's achievements. Remarkable.
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Apollo 16 Lunar Rover Onboard Footage HD
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This spectacular footage was filmed by Charlie Duke on board the Apollo 16 Lunar Rover using the 16mm DAC Film Camera. It shows the drive piloted by John Young from Station 11 to Station 13.
The footage has been upscaled, interpolated to 60FPS and synchronised to mission audio by Moonpans
Original footage source : Apollo Flight Journal
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