{"id":2242417,"date":"2024-05-11T13:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T17:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-has-innovative-concept-to-build-transport-railway-system-on-the-moon\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T13:17:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T17:17:29","slug":"nasa-has-innovative-concept-to-build-transport-railway-system-on-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-has-innovative-concept-to-build-transport-railway-system-on-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA&#8217;s Innovative Moon Transport Railway System Concept"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnasa-has-innovative-concept-to-build-transport-railway-system-on-the-moon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2242417&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>NASA is developing a groundbreaking lunar railway system called FLOAT, aimed at shuttleing\u2064 minerals efficiently\u200d on the\u2063 moon. This\u200b autonomous network of magnetic robots will play a crucial \u2063role in establishing a sustainable lunar base by the 2030s. This project is part\u2063 of NASA&#8217;s Innovative\u2064 Advanced Concepts program, focusing on futuristic \u200cspace exploration endeavors. NASA is creating FLOAT, a\u200d pioneering lunar\u200b railway system to transport minerals effectively on the moon. This autonomous magnetic robot network is pivotal for building a \u2062sustainable lunar base by the 2030s. FLOAT\u200c is a flagship project under NASA&#8217;s Innovative\u2064 Advanced Concepts, emphasizing\u200c futuristic space exploration initiatives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 11, 2024 at 8:35am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Call it the Little Engine that Might.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/flexible-levitation-on-a-track-float\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> says it is exploring the concept of building a railway system on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-pence-announces-elite-group-nasa-astronauts-train-moon-landing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moon<\/a> for the day when it becomes not just an object in the sky, but a working mine for minerals that Earthlings might covet.<\/p>\n<p>The concept is called Flexible Levitation on a Track, or FLOAT, and it envisions levitating magnetic robots shuttling about 100 tons of materials per day on the surface of the moon, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-13403585\/NASA-build-TRAIN-moon-lunar-base.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Project leader Ethan Schaler, a robotics engineer at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, outlined the goals of the project on NASA\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to build the first lunar railway system, which will provide reliable, autonomous, and efficient payload transport on the Moon,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NASA begins project to build railway station and run trains on the moon.<\/p>\n<p>Expected to be finished in the 2030s <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tZE2bDuo1g\">pic.twitter.com\/tZE2bDuo1g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pubity (@pubity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pubity\/status\/1788901954816487620?\">May 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cA durable, long-life robotic transport system will be critical to the daily operations of a sustainable lunar base in the 2030\u2019s, as envisioned in NASA\u2019s Moon to Mars plan and mission concepts like the Robotic Lunar Surface Operations 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FLOAT system employs unpowered magnetic robots that levitate over a 3-layer flexible film track: a graphite layer enables robots to passively float over tracks using diamagnetic levitation, a flex-circuit layer generates electromagnetic thrust to controllably propel robots along tracks, and an optional thin-film solar panel layer generates power for the base when in sunlight.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Would you like to travel to the moon one day?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFLOAT robots have no moving parts and levitate over the track to minimize lunar dust abrasion \/ wear, unlike lunar robots with wheels, legs, or tracks,\u201d he wrote, noting that the concept means no major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nasa-awards-grant-funding-concept-turn-moon-crater-giant-telescope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lunar construction<\/a> would be required.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NASA wants to build a train on the MOON for when humans eventually live there <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T6nm34QfeD\">https:\/\/t.co\/T6nm34QfeD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q3TeJ3TQi1\">pic.twitter.com\/Q3TeJ3TQi1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyMail\/status\/1788912373299904999?\">May 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFLOAT will operate autonomously in the dusty, inhospitable lunar environment with minimal site preparation, and its network of tracks can be rolled-up \/ reconfigured over time to match evolving lunar base mission requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The project is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-nasa-rover-makes-treacherous-journey-surface-mars-search-signs-past-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several projects<\/a> funded under NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/nasa-doubles-down-advances-six-innovative-tech-concepts-to-new-phase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Innovative Advanced Concepts<\/a> program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese diverse, science fiction-like concepts represent a fantastic class of Phase II studies,\u201d NASA executive John Nelson said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">These ambitious endeavors are part of NASA\u2019s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, which allocates funding for ongoing research into groundbreaking ideas.<br \/> .<br \/> Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timesofindia?\">@timesofindia<\/a><br \/>  .<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/popupmedia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#popupmedia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NASA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NASA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpaceExploration?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpaceExploration<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ScienceFiction?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ScienceFiction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RevolutionaryProjects?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RevolutionaryProjects<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lunarmission?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lunarmission<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SHNH8JIMya\">pic.twitter.com\/SHNH8JIMya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 popup Media India (@PopUpMediaIndia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopUpMediaIndia\/status\/1788143316896223707?\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One project, called FLUTE, looks to create a large optical observatory in space. The \u201cPulsed Plasma Rocket\u201d concept is designed to explore the possibility of creating \u201cfission-generated packets of plasma for thrust\u201d to reduce commuting time between Earth and any location in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meteorite-that-fell-on-u-k-driveway-contains-rare-materials\/\" title=\"Meteorite That Fell On U.K. Driveway Contains Rare Materials\">solar system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A project called the Great Observatory for Long Wavelengths would use low-frequency radio signals to explore the universe. The Radioisotope Thermoradiative Cell Power Generator would explore new ways to power spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>The ScienceCraft for Outer Planet Exploration project would send a solar sail to explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-draws-back-curtain-on-webb-space-telescopes-first-full-color-images\/\" title=\"NASA draws back curtain on Webb space telescope\u2019s first full-color images\">outer solar system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Former Lt. Gen. 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Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent development on May 11, 2024, NASA is investigating the possibility of constructing a moon railway system. 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