Building on the Moon

Commenters repeatedly suggest building the discussed technology or project on the moon to utilize local resources, low gravity, and avoid Earth-based challenges, with debates on feasibility, mining, and environmental concerns for lunar development.

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ISS NASA i.e moon lunar build base earth landing trash permanent colony colonies

Sample Comments

phkahler Aug 18, 2018 View on HN

This seems like a thing to build on the moon.

Mistletoe Oct 7, 2025 View on HN

Do we really want to start junking up the moon?

tonetegeatinst Mar 5, 2025 View on HN

Feedsto ck is the moon...its literally resources we don't have to transport into space if we use the moon.

jdkee Aug 19, 2023 View on HN

You could build it on the moon.

clarkmoody Aug 7, 2019 View on HN

Sounds like an excellent reason to go to the Moon :-)

agumonkey Dec 3, 2017 View on HN

I didn't know people were allowed to exploit the moon ..

wlievens Sep 9, 2010 View on HN

To the moon! We'll mine some there :-)

jdhawk Aug 19, 2016 View on HN

Lets land it on the moon, and use it for spare parts when we build a Lunar Base!

BurningFrog Apr 29, 2020 View on HN

"Just build a moon base" might be overly optimistic :)

jlebrech Jan 26, 2016 View on HN

I'd like a device like this to create a moon base