Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Working On Inflatable Lunar Habitat - Part 1 of 3 Parts

Part 1 of 3 Parts
     Decades after the end of space missions to land men on the moon, major spacefaring nations are now drafting plans for the return of manned lunar missions. One of the new goals is the creation of a permanent manned settlement on the Moon.

University of Edinburgh Researches Using Bacteria For Space Mining

     Mining experiments are being conducted in space. They may pave the way for new technologies which could assist human exploration of space and establishment of settlements on other worlds. Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) found that bacteria could be used to extract useful materials from rocks on the Moon and Mars.

NASA Scientists Find Evidence Of Deposits Of Metal Beneath The Surface Of The Moon

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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

    One of the big questions about exploration of the Moon is whether it contains are valuable assets that can be mined. Water is a good bet. Ice has already been discovered and water can be split into oxygen and hydrogen which can be used for rocket fuel. Another good bet is helium-3 which is rare on Earth but common on the surface of the Moon.

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