The Download: moon city problems and drone traffic controllers

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The Download: moon city problems and drone traffic controllers, according to MIT Technology Review. Mars may be a hellhole, but the moon is not far behind The US and China are racing to build bases on the moon, with NASA hoping to establish a small lunar city by the end of the century. But the moon is a tremendously hostile place to set up camp.

A sprawling lunar base must be safe for its inhabitants, protected from falling asteroids, endless cosmic radiation, razor-sharp lunar dust, and torturous temperature swings. But the chief obstacle may be one of political will.

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