What is it about?
Most resources necessary for constructing a lunar base are found directly on the lunar surface. This paper explores the process of extracting material from the lunar surface and using them to construct a base in the most efficient way possible.
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Why is it important?
Lunar habitation is right around the corner; it’s important to optimize our processes before it comes.
Perspectives
The exploration in this paper leads to inspiring findings that our lunar habitats can achieve exponential growth under the proper circumstances.
David Cease
Georgia Institute of Technology
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This page is a summary of: Optimization of Resource Allocation to Maximize Growth of a Lunar Base, January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
DOI: 10.2514/6.2025-1104.
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