How much water will a proper Moon base need? Where can we get it from? How can we manage and maintain the water? How will this approach work on Mars and beyond? Finding out the answers with Dr Jeffrey Lee.

Guest: Dr. Jeffrey Lee
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Water Management Considerations for a SelfSustaining Moonbase
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.14100

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00:00 Intro
01:56 How much water do humans need
05:10 Additional water requirements
09:32 Extracting water from the regolith
15:49 Managing the water
23:38 What comes next
26:16 Going to Mars
32:07 Current obsessions
41:21 Final thoughts

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