An update on the development of moonbase technology was recently released, focusing on a few aspects of human habitation of the moon but with few details. As always (at least recently), NASA has been putting out calls to industries to come up with the best designs for things like habitats, rovers, suits, etc., but a few designs have come to the forefront.
A mobile base would allow astronauts to move their living space where their research required, and dual rovers would allow astronauts to always have a safe way to get "home" and would allow them to do moonwalks and lab work on the road.
Currently, the plan to actually transport all this stuff to the moon involves use of the proposed cargo rockets which carry no people but could deliver a payload safely to the surface of the moon, making the construction of a moon base much faster and easier for the astronauts.
The article can be found here:
http://www.moondaily.com/reports/Lunar_Outpost_Plans_Taking_Shape_999.html
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