We're excited to help provide power and communications to @NASAMoonBase 馃攱馃摱 Components for the Mini-Communications and Solar Tower (miniCAST) - which will support future Moon Base activities - will be integrated and tested at #NASAMarshall. READ MORE: go.nasa.gov/4eVZPlA
Artist鈥檚 concept of living and working at Moon Base. Credit: NASA

ALT Artist鈥檚 concept of living and working at Moon Base. Credit: NASA

Nov 9, 2026 路 7:15 PM UTC

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But NASA, have you considered how much power and comms WAR ON THE MOON would require?
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Is that reflected sunlight being used for illumination?
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A tower that's a solar plant, a battery and a cell tower all at once might be the most Moon thing I've ever heard of. And wireless power on top! Is the idea that rovers just park near it and charge without ever plugging in?
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Power and comms are the unglamorous parts that decide whether anything else on the surface works. Good to see them going first.
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Solar power on the Moon has an unusual rhythm: near the equator, daylight and darkness each last roughly two Earth weeks. Near the poles, local terrain makes illumination much more variable.
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What star is that shining so bright? I really wish you could answer, Marshall. 馃檹馃徏
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Engineers at NASA design systems that can withstand 3,000掳C while navigating back to Earth, yet we still haven't invented a printer that connects to Wi-Fi on the first try. Priorities are clearly in order.
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Power and a signal: the two things every camp needs first, on Earth or on the Moon. A solar tower that also handles comms is such a neat two-in-one. miniCAST is a great name too.
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Build @LIGO aswell You'll see in the future You'll see whats coming. Befor it gets to earth from the moon
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