Wayne Throop wrote:

Yes, yes, I realize that you contest that infrastrucre on the moon is
worthwhile, because of the 2x(2.5km/s) delta-v required to reach it,
among other issues. But for a sizeable extra-atmosphere presense, it beats
the alternatives, naict.

Well, since you'll have to be building everything on the Moon
completely sealed, completely self contained, etc., barring a
discovery of some hidden water stash or something, what's the real
advantage of building it on the Moon rather than in orbit, where it's
NOT at the bottom of that gravity well?

If you've got something on the moon that we actually want, then yeah,
there's excellent reason to go there. But if you just want it as a
landing pad, is it really worth it to have a landing pad with a
noticeable gravity well?




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