Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base

[Warpy]

9. Landing in 2030? Sure, answer some of the questions

that were let unanswered by the limitations of technology 50 years ago, sample more than surace dust.

A permanent colony is many decades away, and might not be a good idea, at all.

We don't even know if the lava tubes the sci fi crowd are counting on exist after millions of years of bombardment. That might be a question for a moon landing if we can make ground penetrating radar small enough. In any case, there are just too many problems to solve right now, especially regarding logistics and the sheer expense of supporting such a massive endeavor.

Besides, we're looking at the next financial crash, first. I'm afraid Musk, Thiel, Zuckerberb, and all their buddies are going to find out Galt's Gulch is an alley with a full dumpster in it long before we're ready to set up a mink lined on on the Moon.

(I'm tempted to call it a Moondoggle, but I'm better than that)