A permanent lunar research station is difficult to justify from an economic standpoint unless it is driven by military competition or war.

“No, no, there could be reasons, but the economics is hard to justify. So you need a reason that overrode the economics, like war. Or if China says, "We're gonna put military bases on the Moon," we're going back to the Moon.”

The industry should adopt a proactive, long-term mindset for the moon to establish a circular economy and avoid the mistakes made in Earth's orbit.

“we need to be able to use what's up there to to create this this kind of circular economy and it's really difficult and no one's cracked it but at least we're talking about it”