Nick wrote:
If money were no object, what would it take to build a moon base fit for
human habitation? Nasa is looking into just that, using the Hubble Space
Telescope to hunt for suitable locations. And what if they build on one of
the millions of plots already "sold" by entrepreneurs?

Much more from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4177064.stm

For starters the Hubble Space Telescope can't image the Moon - its too
bright!