NASA chooses Missouri S&T for moon infrastructure project

[Sherman A1]

Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of three universities NASA chose for a project to develop technologies so scientists can eventually live and work on the moon.

The university will receive up to a $2 million grant to research resource extraction from the moon as part of NASA’s new Artemis project, intended to return astronauts to the moon for longer-term missions.

Each of the three universities is developing infrastructure technology that will help humans form what is basically a research community on the moon.

Missouri S&T is focusing on lunar mining. The Colorado School of Mines will develop autonomous construction technology to build landing pads, and Auburn University will create electronics that can function in extremely cold temperatures, like those working during lunar nights.

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/health-science-environment/2022-02-21/nasa-chooses-missouri-s-t-for-moon-infrastructure-project

[lapfog_1]

1. hmmmm

how about

Colorado School of Mines focus on mining
Univ of Alaska (Fairbanks) focus on creating electronics that function in the cold temp
and CalTech develop autonomous construction technology to build landing pads

I know, silly me.

[Sherman A1]

2. Colorado School of Mines is listed in the 4th paragraph.

[lapfog_1]

3. but not for mining the moon...

sort of their area of expertise...

[lastlib]

4. Missouri S & T was originally a School of Mines....

(that part of Missouri was noted for lead and zinc mines many years ago.) It has since morphed into a broader engineering school. It is widely renowned for its St. Patrick's Day celebrations (St. Patrick is the patron saint of engineers....)

Makes some sense that they would get a commission to work on a mining project.

[eppur_se_muova]

5. Wow ... aren't all three really, really low-wage employers ?

I know salaries at Auburn are just embarrassing. I was offered less to teach there (with many years experience) than the lowest offer I got when I first got my PhD.