outpost

IPA: ˈaʊtpoʊst

Examples of "outpost" in Sentences

Finally, I would say that the outpost is a technical prerequisite for a Mars flight.
A moon outpost is ISS 2.0 in every way imaginable, because the moon has no ISRU for life opportunities.
Upon receipt of the _halt order_ from the commander of the main column, the outpost commander issues the _outpost order_ with the least practicable delay.
An illegal outpost is dismantled, but its residents are relocated to an existing settlement that will require additional construction in order to house them.
I've never heard any really compelling justification as to why a lunar outpost is a more cost effective means of developing the technology needed to go to Mars.
So each time a manned permanent outpost is established in Earth's orbit or on the Moon with a necessity for regular transportation of goods and passengers, a market is established by which companies have an identifiable source for revenue and profit.
Like many of my colleagues, I began my career at a local paper (Louisville in my case) covering local news: the police (we called our outpost at headquarters "the cop shop"), the board of aldermen, the zoning commission and, my favorite, the Metropolitan Sewer District.
Now it may be that a lunar outpost is valuable in its own right but if as many people say its primary purpose is as a stepping stone to Mars, I need to hear the argument about why the quickest/cheapest path to Mars passes through the moon (figuratively of course!). common sense