And here we are at the other side of the size spectrum: Clavius base from 2001: a Space Odyssey. 

This thing is incredible.  Who cares if it's like finding Times Square at the South Pole.  It's the sort of System conquering optimism that showed the Space Age at its best and helps to explain the bewilderment when it collapsed.  This was supposed to be the logical outcome of Apollo, not a cranky collection of budget-busting orbiting tins.

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