Lunar Base Archives - The Debrief

600-Million-Camera ‘Skynet’ Basis for New Lunar Spy System as China Pursues Surveillance State Beyond Earth

Tim McMillan·March 7, 2024

China's ambitious plan to expand its "Skynet" surveillance network to the Moon aims to construct an off-planet surveillance state.

Raquel Santos·November 18, 2021

What if we could take advantage of all the resources the Moon has to offer? Here are five ways we can mine the Moon, and thrive.

Micah Hanks·May 19, 2021

The arrival of China's Zhurong rover on Mars moves the country forward as an increasingly formidable player in the future of space exploration.

Russia is Teaming with China on a Future Lunar Base, in a Move that May Signal the End of Similar Plans with NASA.

MJ Banias·February 5, 2021

NASA's Artemis lunar base camp will house astronauts, rovers, and scientific equipment on the Moon's southern pole.