$200,000 NASA grant for developing moon houses

Published February 17, 2012 5:00am ET



Call Newt Gingrich! The Associated Press reports that the University of South Dakota has just received a $200,000 grant from NASA to research and develop structures for people on the moon.

According to the news release from the University of South Dakota, a $207,485 grant from NASA will fund professor Ranjit Koodali’s research on the “design of a multi-functional structural composite insulation system for lunar habitats.”