Whilst I completely agree with you — is the prospect of the 'colonisation' of the Moon not a politically-sensitive consideration here? It's a foothold on all ou

Whilst I completely agree with you — is the prospect of the 'colonisation' of the Moon not a politically-sensitive consideration here? It's a foothold on all our doorsteps. We're perhaps soon to arrive at a point in history where the expansion of our horizons might become a political and confrontational tangibility. At least Mars remains symbolic. Might development on the Moon be viewed as expansionist?