Can you hear me now? Good.

I just came across an article that states that NASA is actually building a space colony on the south pole of the moon, and that they’re working with BNSC (British National Space Centre) to allow colonists to live and work there.  They’re also developing a satellite phone network to allow said colonists to communicate with each other called MoonLite.  Ever since I was a kid, I was geeked out about the idea of life in space, with colonies and ships and stuff (yes, I watched Star Trek) and the fact that it is shaping up to be a reality is actually really neat.

The satellite phone network will be run entirely by Verizon, so I’m assuming antitrust doesn’t count if it’s on the moon.  A small step for man, a giant leap for mankind indeed.