SPCE - Would You Hop On A Train To The Moon? US Department Of Defense Wants To Build 'Lunar Railroad' | Benzinga
The U.S. Defense Department’s secretive advanced research agency wants to figure out how to transport people to the moon via train.
What To Know: DARPA, or the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the research and development agency of the Department of Defense, selected Northrop Grumman Corp (NYSE:NOC) on Tuesday to further develop the concept of building a moon-based railway.
The new developments are part of DARPA’s 10-year Lunar Architecture Capability Study, which aims to establish an analytical framework for lunar infrastructure that provides commercial services in the future, while minimizing lunar footprint.
“The envisioned lunar railroad network could transport humans, supplies and resources for commercial ventures across the lunar surface — contributing to a space economy ...