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Re:The Next Moon Landing Is Near, Thanks to Pioneering Engin... by WalterBright on Sunday August 13, 2017 @03:18PM (#15004421)
> [low gravity] human health

I'm sure it won't be good. But with a moon colony you can rotate people back to earth. Not practical with Mars.

> solar

The poles are one solution. Another is to put a large mirror in orbit to reflect power to the moon base.

Re:The Next Moon Landing Is Near, Thanks to Pioneering Engin... by evgen on Sunday August 13, 2017 @07:23PM (#15005558)
Don't bother reflecting light when the moon base is in darkness, just beam down power.