As we learn more about lunar geology, we should be able to identify locations rich in minerals that could be used for manufacturing. Even now, start-ups are exploring how manufacturing in a vacuum with 14-day stretches of solar power can change the equation of what makes economic sense.
25 July 2019, The Tablet
What can we look forward to when humans finally get back to the Moon?
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