Earth’s gravity accelerates objects at 9.8 meters per second squared, whereas the Moon’s gravity accelerates objects at 1.6 meters per second squared. That’s only 16% of Earth’s gravity, and to reach orbit, you need 0.1% of force is required to reach Lunar orbit. Another major difference is Weight, an entire Atlas V rocket weighs about 737,400 pounds, whereas the Apollo lander weighed about 36,200 pounds. That’s only 5% of the entire mass of an Atlas V rocket. So all in all, you can launch something that weighs 36,200 pounds, with 0.1% of the required force and fuel to reach lunar escape velocity. This means you can simply launch a payload from the surface of the Moon, you would no longer require a rocket to deliver
Earth’s gravity accelerates objects at 9.8 meters per second squared, whereas the Moon’s gravity accelerates objects at 1.6 meters per second squared. That’s only 16% of Earth’s gravity, and to reach orbit, you need 0.1% of force is required to reach Lunar orbit. Another major difference is Weight, an entire Atlas V rocket weighs about 737,400 pounds, whereas the Apollo lander weighed about 36,200 pounds. That’s only 5% of the entire mass of an Atlas V rocket. So all in all, you can launch something that weighs 36,200 pounds, with 0.1% of the required force and fuel to reach lunar escape velocity. This means you can simply launch a payload from the surface of the Moon, you would no longer require a rocket to deliver