Moon
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Moon First, Mars Later: The Fast Feedback Path to a Spacefaring City
Musk’s Moon-first pivot isn’t retreat – it’s iteration. Build the ops stack nearby, then take the hardened system to Mars.
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Helium-3 on the Moon: the “Moon” movie fuel, and the reality check
Moon’s helium-3: tempting fusion fuel, but it’s ultra-diffuse—milligrams per ton, massive processing and tech gaps make mining impractical.
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GPS on the Moon: How NASA’s LuGRE Experiment is Paving the Way for Lunar Exploration
LuGRE proves GPS works on the Moon: NASA/ASI release lunar GNSS dataset enabling autonomous lunar navigation and future Moon missions.
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That’s No Moon — It’s an Asteroid!
Buzz Aldrin called it a ‘new moon’ but it’s asteroid PN, a temporary Earth quasi-moon — harmless, intriguing, and a possible mission target.
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Lunar Exploration: Rolling vs. Trudging – A Quirky Exploration with our Four-Legged Friends
NASA pits robot dogs (LASSIE, LEAP) against rolling rovers on the Moon to redefine lunar mobility — agility vs efficiency.
