
522. Lori Garver on Transforming NASA
Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast
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What Are the Social and Economic Implications of a Moon Base?
i'd written a paper in grad school about the social and economic, social and economic implications of a lunar base. It was a master's degree in international public policy, science and technology policy. So really the take was, as a we expand humanity and develop a lunar base, you would want to do it in such a way that there were things you were doing on the moon that could benefit our economy. We felt for a long time there could be ways to mine nutrients, including potentially water, including potentially helium. Three on things it would be worth while to do on a lunar base,. on value to society as well as our economy.
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