This is such an interesting read! The Lunar Expeditionary Program was an incredibly ambitious vision.
Quick question: How many Vulkan launches would it take to place all these components on the Moon?
Just doing a rough estimate, it looks like at least 5 launches would be needed, based on the Vulkan's payload capacity of 22 tons to the lunar surface.
I'm not sure, your estimate seems a reasonable minimum.
Deliveries of supplies does not seem to have been included in any plans, and growing all food plus extracting all oxygen seems wildly optimistic to me.
This is such an interesting read! The Lunar Expeditionary Program was an incredibly ambitious vision.
Quick question: How many Vulkan launches would it take to place all these components on the Moon?
Just doing a rough estimate, it looks like at least 5 launches would be needed, based on the Vulkan's payload capacity of 22 tons to the lunar surface.
I'm not sure, your estimate seems a reasonable minimum.
Deliveries of supplies does not seem to have been included in any plans, and growing all food plus extracting all oxygen seems wildly optimistic to me.