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Project Horizon and the Cold War moon base, the US Army’s 1959 plan for a nuclear powered lunar outpost and atomic defense

In 1959, the U.S. Army quietly drafted Project Horizon, a detailed blueprint for a 12 man lunar outpost powered by nuclear reactors and built to hold the strategic high ground. This story traces how ...
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The US Air Force’s 1958 moon base plan, a redacted Cold War report that mapped an underground lunar outpost by 1967

A redacted 1958 Air Force study laid out a startlingly detailed timeline for a crewed lunar landing and an underground base built to control the ultimate high ground. This story follows the parallel U ...
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A 22-Year-Old Founder Wants to Build the Moon’s First Hotel by 2032

A California startup wants to build the Moon’s first hotel, betting space tourism can help jump-start a lunar economy.
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Is Dead Man's Wire based on a true story? Everything you need to know

Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire is based on the 1977 Tony Kiritsis hostage crisis in Indianapolis. Explore the real story ...