autoevolution 24 May 2021, 8:44 UTC ·
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Now that we’re returning to the Moon to make a second home for (some) of us up there, the needs of the Artemis program are far greater than what we had back in the 1960s with Apollo. Scientists and companies all around the world are trying to figure out ways, materials, and technologies that will allow for habitats, massive exploration, and why not mining Earth’s satellite. 1 photo
All of these activities will need is, of course, energy, and truth be told, we presently do not have the means to generate and move all that much of it there. Sure, solar energy is abundant, but the Moon also has long nights (about 350 hours), places where sunlight seldom reaches, and, of course, temperature changes so extreme they pose serious issues for technology.