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SpaceGeotech

@SpaceGeotechs

Independent platform focused on lunar and planetary geotechnics, construction readiness, and infrastructure systems.

Joined May 2026
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NASA can meet every landing milestone and still discover that its first assets cannot be connected by a workable construction sequence. That is a program risk, and it belongs on the administrator’s desk before the cargo flies. @NASAAdmin
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How to land a heavy Startship-class vehicle in an unknown terrain? Is it risky? Discover what happens when you try to land a heavy lander on the Moon. Read more: spacegeotech.org/post/soft-i…
Lunar Highland Ground Variability and Residual Tilt Risk for Starship-Class Landers

Lunar Highland Ground Variability and Residual Tilt Risk for Starship-Class Landers

Apollo 16 shows that highland regolith is not a homogeneous bearing medium. Localized weak horizons and meter-scale subsurface variability can place individual lander supports in materially different...

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@elonmusk, this is worth considering.
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The report uses the 1988 Eagle Engineering lunar construction study as a legacy work-breakdown structure, then reviews the assumptions row by row and rebuilds the baseline around traceable quantities, productivity ranges, evidence maturity, and acceptance logic.
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A lunar habitat can fail in construction. Hidden voids, inadequate cover, and poor placement around airlocks, shoulders, and foundations can compromise radiation shielding. @NASAMoonBase spacegeotech.org/post/as-bui…
Lunar Habitat Shielding Failure: What Happens When Construction Does Not Match the Design?

Lunar Habitat Shielding Failure: What Happens When Construction Does Not Match the Design?

IntroductionLunar regolith is a candidate material for protecting surface habitats against solar energetic particles (SEPs) and galactic cosmic rays (GCRs). Its widespread availability makes it...

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No one can sign the lunar ground today. The baseline does not exist. spacegeotech.org/post/constr…
Construction Baselines for Lunar Infrastructure

Construction Baselines for Lunar Infrastructure

IntroductionInfrastructure is not delivered through technology alone. It is delivered through engineering frameworks that organize technical information into a consistent basis for planning, design,...

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SpaceGeotech is putting Moon construction delivery on the agenda. Follow us. spacegeotech.org
Space Geotech | lunar geotechnical engineering

Space Geotech | lunar geotechnical engineering

Space Geotech publishes Brief Techs and research on lunar geotechnical engineering, excavation, soil mechanics, and off-Earth infrastructure design.

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Everyone is chasing lunar machines. Fewer are asking whether the fleet can survive on the ground. The advantage will belong to whoever designs for changed conditions, recovery, and continued production.spacegeotech.org/post/do-not…
Do Not Size the Lunar Construction Fleet for the Average Ground

Do Not Size the Lunar Construction Fleet for the Average Ground

What kind of lunar construction fleet can tolerate the ground variability already visible in the legacy record?Lunar construction equipment is often discussed in terms of nominal capability: excava...

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Moon: Excavation, autonomy, mobility, power, the pieces are coming together. The harder part: turning them into infrastructure that can actually be built, verified, accepted and operated. SpaceGeotech is putting a construction-delivery on the discussion. @NASAMoonBase
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On Earth, high-consequence assets rely on ground models, baselines, verification, and formal acceptance. The Moon does not yet have that assurance chain. Ground risk is also program risk. spacegeotech.org/post/who-si… #LunarInfrastructure #GeotechnicalEngineering #Moon
Who Signs Off the Ground Before a Lunar Surface Reactor Is Installed?

Who Signs Off the Ground Before a Lunar Surface Reactor Is Installed?

A lunar nuclear reactor is a high-value, high-consequence asset. Its foundation, the excavation that creates the placement envelope, the thermal interaction with the surrounding regolith, and the...

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50+ years of lunar penetration tests point to more than density. Probe geometry, fabric, particle sizes, coarse fragments & stress history matter. Thought-provoking read by Roberto Moraes: wix.to/ULNMgkG #Lunar #SpaceTech #Geotech
More Than 50 Years of Lunar Penetration Tests. Is the Industry Asking the Right Engineering...

More Than 50 Years of Lunar Penetration Tests. Is the Industry Asking the Right Engineering...

Lunar penetration response cannot be reduced to density alone. Density clearly matters, and it explains part of the depth trend, but the legacy Apollo and Soviet datasets, recent lunar-regolith...

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What should a contractor ask before any plans to excavate the Moon's surface for construction? @NASAMoonBase
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Would a contractor sign a lunar construction contract? 🚀 Roberto Moraes asks tough questions about risk, uncertain ground models, and remote operations. Read more: wix.to/YL8So1Q #LunarConstruction #SpaceTech #SpaceLaw
Would a Lunar Contractor Sign This Contract?

Would a Lunar Contractor Sign This Contract?

Before we talk about building on the Moon, we need to ask a more uncomfortable question: who would accept the risk?Imagine a contractor receives a lunar construction package: site preparation,...

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How do you turn lunar concepts into buildable infrastructure? The new article covers planning, design constraints, construction conditions, verification, and asset management. Read: wix.to/1WWfY92 #LunarConstruction #EngineeringTheMoon #TheMoonBuilders
Construction Baselines for Lunar Infrastructure

Construction Baselines for Lunar Infrastructure

IntroductionInfrastructure is not delivered through technology alone. It is delivered through engineering frameworks that organize technical information into a consistent basis for planning, design,...

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