NASA Awards $57M Contract to Build Roads on the Moon

Re:NASA Awards $57M Contract to Build Roads on the Moon by frosted-flakes on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @04:58PM (#33887689)

I recall that one of the moon rovers had a broken fender, and the dust was kicking up was causing all sorts of problems. So the next day they fashioned a homemade fender out of duct tape and some laminated maps. On the moon.

https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/2...

> One dousing with dust was enough to make a deep impression on Schmitt. Back on Earth he opined that "the dust issue is one that just has to be addressed. It's going to be the major environmental issue for future missions to the Moon."

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Re:NASA Awards $57M Contract to Build Roads on the Moon by Etheryte on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @05:09PM (#33887829)

That was a great read, plus a good highlight for just how much of a problem dust is for Moon (and Mars and beyond) missions. Thanks for linking it!

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Re:NASA Awards $57M Contract to Build Roads on the Moon by frosted-flakes on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @06:46PM (#33888739)

I'm pretty sure I first heard about it in Gene Cernan's book The Last Man on the Moon. It's a very good read, and not too long (5hr audiobook), so if you want more of those stories that book is filled with them. He also narrated the audiobook himself, and did a pretty good job.

https://www.audible.com/pd/B002VACH5S

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