ASTRONAUTS could one day live inside towering homes on the Moon – built from lunar rock.
Nasa images reveal what the buildings might look like, and the mining robot that would harvest the materials needed for construction.
The space agency is currently preparing to return humans to the surface of the Moon.
That’s expected to properly begin with the Artemis III mission, which is set to take place no earlier than September 2026.
It’ll see Nasa astronauts landing at the Moon’s south pole, and will mark the beginning of plans to create a sustained human presence on the lunar surface.
And as part of the long-term vision, Nasa is hoping to be able to mine lunar regolith …