/sci/ - Science & Math

>>16145652
> vertical HLS base
reeeeeeeeeee

>>16041888
>do we just get an eternal graveyard of skyscraper sized ships on the moon?
we get a base out of them

>>15812009
HLS has the added benefit of being big enough to serve as both a temporary base (just take enough batteries and consumables to get through lunar night) and a permanent base

>>15756430
The atmosphere at the top of Olympus Mons is much thinner than where Ingenuity is. It couldn't fly at that altitude

>>15455433
If you're pumping out Starships you can sacrifice a few and have a pretty big base

>>15315530
>>15315531
> teeny tiny ISS type modules
no

>>15171483

How would you cover a starship module in regolith? Isn’t that stuff really sharp?

Since Starship HLS is huge wouldn’t it make sense for NASA and SpaceX to turn HLS into a base?

With its size HLS itself could be a base in its vertical position

>>14498251
I read this proposal for building the lunar base from the starship HLS emptying the fuel section, turning the starship horizontal and partially burying it in regolith to make a large quickly deployable and expandable base.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x1ujpGR43BbIr6Bp_hEzYuVFCCp-hYGo/view

Does anyone know if this idea is going to be implemented?
I haven't been able to find any reliable info on what NASA's actual plan is in regards to building the lunar base with the artemis missions, just vague promises of making one.