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> Biglow space modules inserted into a lava tube on Luna is all we'd need
> to start industrialization on the moon. I would start with water
> reclamation for fuel use.

Agreed (at least about the Bigelow modules in lava tubes). There has
been surprisingly little research on finding the most suitable lava
tubes for habitation. I looked into it a few years back, and there are
certainly papers about lava tubes, but not as much useful data as you
might expect.

Hopefully the Google Lunar X Prize, if anyone actually manages to do it,
will spur some renewed interest in this sort of thing. But the clock on
that is ticking; I'm disappointed nobody has launched by now.

Best,
- Joe