Moon Base Could Be Built By 2020
Japan has announced plans to build a base on the moon by 2020. The base would be built and used by robots.
The robots are expected to land on the surface of the moon in 2015 and begin building the base that will eventually expand to host humans.
"Those initial surveyor bots will pave the way for the construction of the unmanned moon base near the lunar south pole, which the robots will construct for themselves. That base will be solar powered and provide a working/living space future robot colonizers, as well as -- presumably -- a jumping off point for future human moon dwellers."
Published on Thursday, May 27, 2010 in
- 2019 Great Places in America Announced
- Massachusetts Converts HOV Lane to General Purpose Lane
- Development Momentum for the East Side of Dallas
- The Geography of Planning Work
- Fresno Feeling Stress of California Housing Crisis
- Seattle's Most Dramatic Traffic Reduction Will Occur Next Month
- A Detailed Map of the Nation's Auto Emissions
- What Can Planners Learn from Online Reviews? Examining Reviews of Los Angeles Rail Stations
- Monorail Joins the Seattle Transit Network
- Freeway Project, Previously Named as a 'Boondoggle,' Defeated by Environmental Lawsuit
- Why the Poor Cannot Move: It's Not Just the (Official) Rent
- New Supertall Skyscraper Coming to Manhattan
- Loop Trolley on the Ropes in St. Louis
- When Large Corporations Buy Homes and Become Landlords
- Governor's Veto Kills Complete Streets Requirements for Caltrans
- New Laws Amount to Single-Family Zoning Ban in California
- Miracle on 14th Street
- A New Vision for Senior Housing
- The Case for Gender Mainstreaming in Transportation Planning
- Zoning Stifles New Construction in D.C.'s Pricey Neighborhoods
