Build a Moon Base

A big part of the plot is them trying to figure out how to build moon bases because I guess having a moon base gives you a strategic position. You know if you're the US against the USSR right? Like she's having a base there maybe gives you who knows some sort of strategic advantage. The motivation in our universe to do that really did come from politics come from like national pride like we're racing against the Russians. It's more about ego maybe than any practical desire but as you said it is important for exploration and maybe now that people are thinking about mining the asteroids fields or privatizing Mars then now it becomes maybe an advantage to have a base on the moon.