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If we're just talking human travel and light payloads, why not lean on EVTOLs on the moon? With less gravity and less track/infra to build could be a cheaper op
by ugh123 3y ago
If we're just talking human travel and light payloads, why not lean on EVTOLs on the moon? With less gravity and less track/infra to build could be a cheaper option
- DerekL 3y agoThese tubes only connect various locations of a single base, they don't cover the entire moon. The longest trip is probably only a few kilometers. Rockets are more expensive, require more maintenance, and consume fuel or reaction mass.
- michaelsmanley 3y agoIIRC, that decision has been covered in one of the many documentaries covering Nuclear Waste Disposal Area 2 and the 9/13/1999 accident.