Tbh i see it just like the international space station. They take like half a year shifts, then switch, bringing along new supplies in a new space craft.deeznutz1245 wrote:
How long could researchers live in the bases though. I mean, wouldnt they need some rugged gear to combat the elements. And its not like the Moon can be cultivated so supplies would need to be brought.Bubbalo wrote:
$10 says ATG links to an article about Muslim fundamentalists taking over the moon.
I can see scientific research bases, but not communities, for a range of reasons.
And even in space you have some weight due to the fact that all masses have gravitic pull. It doesn't change the fact that humans have evolved dealing with radically different gravitic effects. I'm sorry if my statement wasn't exact enough for you. Next time I'll remember that there are some people dumb enough to take statements literally no matter what the circumstance.Skorpy-chan wrote:
Somebody didn't listen in Physics classes. The Moon has a full 1/6G of gravity, so it's not weightlessness at all, merely low gravity.
The sooner we do this, the sooner we can achieve our ultimate goal of......
Thats right, MARS TERRAFORMING!
Thats right, MARS TERRAFORMING!
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It will go on until something like this will happen:
"So, where are you from? You have an accent."
"Yeah, erm, I was born on the moon."
"O.O"
"So, where are you from? You have an accent."
"Yeah, erm, I was born on the moon."
"O.O"
The Mooninites would never allow such a trespass. many an earthling would be spanked by moon rocks.
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Waste of time, there's plenty of barren uninteresting rocks on Earth to colonise yet.
I think that is better for all if the moon colonizing stops to this: i mean... some research structures and so.deeznutz1245 wrote:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16871258/
Interesting. We all knew it was coming in our lifetime, building structures on the Moon that is, but how far do you think it will go? Is it feasable or possible to have a small town or even a society on the Moon? That would be further in the future obviously, if at all but what do you guys think?
We must not transform the Moon in a New Earth.... that would be the worst thing. The Earth has gone to hell nowadays , all you can see that. Do we want the moon to become the same thing? I think no....
Moon must remain the moon ... .we mustn't colonize it and export the concept of ''nationality'' over there , starting a new colonial era... space colonism. This would bring the terror of war only to another level... and a far more destructive one in my thinking.
The us as any other nation should leave out of the moon the concept of country : the moon is a common good , the moon is of the muslims of the christians of scentologist and so on....
Moon doesn't have a nationality , moon must remain neutral
This is my thinking , well , onslaught me now with your words now , i'm a kid
EDIT : naturally , this values for every fucking planet in the fucking universe
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Feasible, possible and inevitable.deeznutz1245 wrote:
Is it feasable or possible to have a small town or even a society on the Moon?
Mankind has never been able to resist new frontiers when they open up. Thank god
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I thought the Apollo astronauts spotted structures/bases on the dark side of the moon? Anyone else heard this?
Or am I just seeing too many UFO conspiracy videos
"Colonizing the Moon?" Yes - I loved the "Moon Base Alpha" series on TV.
Or am I just seeing too many UFO conspiracy videos
"Colonizing the Moon?" Yes - I loved the "Moon Base Alpha" series on TV.
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I'll be the first to go to the moon if we can outlaw any and all religion. No Christians, no Jews, no Muslims, no religion at all allowed. Practicing religion on the moon would be a death penalty offense.
If you can swing that, I'll give all you Earth bound mutha fuckas a big one finger salute!!!
If you can swing that, I'll give all you Earth bound mutha fuckas a big one finger salute!!!
Did you guys know there is a google moon?
If you scroll in far enough you can see the Apollo landing sites.
http://moon.google.com/
The detail when you zoom in is amazing.
If you scroll in far enough you can see the Apollo landing sites.
http://moon.google.com/
The detail when you zoom in is amazing.
ROFLMAO.ATG wrote:
Did you guys know there is a google moon?
If you scroll in far enough you can see the Apollo landing sites.
http://moon.google.com/
The detail when you zoom in is amazing.
On topic, this seems rather interesting. Colonizing the moon is an eventuality, unless 2012 happens to be true.
O/T: There is also a Google MarsATG wrote:
Did you guys know there is a google moon?
If you scroll in far enough you can see the Apollo landing sites.
http://moon.google.com/
The detail when you zoom in is amazing.
My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.
Looks more like Io.Cheez wrote:
O/T: There is also a Google MarsATG wrote:
Did you guys know there is a google moon?
If you scroll in far enough you can see the Apollo landing sites.
http://moon.google.com/
The detail when you zoom in is amazing.
yeah I bet everyone would want to go on moon, it would be like international water where everything is legal and where anything goes. Or they should just set all the garbage from the landfills to the moon dig a huge whole and set all of the earth garbage to moon.Major_Spittle wrote:
I wonder if they would legalize cannabis on the moon.
We will never make it to the moon, the mooninites will make sure of it, they've already taken Boston!
Sliver in Bub's eye, beam in your own. Gravity is only one of the physiological constraints on space travel and colonization. Human beings are pretty specifically adapted for life on this planet, and long-term removal of even non-crucial elements can have dire consequences.Skorpy-chan wrote:
Somebody didn't listen in Physics classes. The Moon has a full 1/6G of gravity, so it's not weightlessness at all, merely low gravity.Bubbalo wrote:
The biggest restriction on time would probably be physiological, relating to the effects of weightlessness. .
Also, they wouldn't legalise cannabis on the moon. Burning ANYTHING would use up precious oxygen.
I predict they'll simply build the bases as geodesic domes buried under a layer of regolith (the proper term, because 'soil' means something full of life, it's not on Earth, and it's thicker than dust but not quite rock) to protect against the solar wind.
We have the technology, it's just a matter of getting the stuff up there. And from the moon, it's a short step to Mars, where we can start terraforming. (Or, for a quick and dirty approach, we can start terraforming FIRST, by repeatedly nuking the icecaps with multi-megaton warheads to get the water airborne. Yet another use for nukes, along with launching spacecraft, digging holes, damming rivers, carving harbours, dropping on people you don't like, and creating post-apocalyptic wastelands for Mel Gibson to drive around in.)
And while low gravity is better than no gravity, it is still no substitute for Earth-norm.
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With the reduced gravity, will the first batch of "Moon Babies" grow really tall, as there is less force restricting upward growth?
But in 'Space', because the forces on you are so minute, the net force would essentially mean you are weightless.Bubbalo wrote:
And even in space you have some weight due to the fact that all masses have gravitic pull. It doesn't change the fact that humans have evolved dealing with radically different gravitic effects. I'm sorry if my statement wasn't exact enough for you. Next time I'll remember that there are some people dumb enough to take statements literally no matter what the circumstance.Skorpy-chan wrote:
Somebody didn't listen in Physics classes. The Moon has a full 1/6G of gravity, so it's not weightlessness at all, merely low gravity.
Lets not forget what the moon's surface looks like... scarred with craters - it has no atmosphere. Even an 'asteroid' the size of a golf ball - that would usually burn up on Earth - will own any NASA structure on the moon.
Also, the earth has a magnetic field that deflects any solar radiation. The moon does not. That is rather bad for one's health.
No, they will most likely be unable to move properly. In space, humans need to be continually exercising to resist the effect of weightlessness on the muscles. Weightlessness causes muscle tissue to degenerate, because it isn't getting 'worked out'. Babies and young children wouldn't be able to do alot of physical exercise, therefore their muscles would be ruined.With the reduced gravity, will the first batch of "Moon Babies" grow really tall, as there is less force restricting upward growth?
Mcminty.
Space cakes space cakes!Skorpy-chan wrote:
Also, they wouldn't legalise cannabis on the moon. Burning ANYTHING would use up precious oxygen.
that will take thousands of yearsVolatile_Squirrel wrote:
The sooner we do this, the sooner we can achieve our ultimate goal of......
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/ … raform.gif
Thats right, MARS TERRAFORMING!
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LOLATG wrote:
Did you guys know there is a google moon?
If you scroll in far enough you can see the Apollo landing sites.
http://moon.google.com/
The detail when you zoom in is amazing.
We're all dreaming. I find it difficult to believe America even landed on the moon in 1969 never mind trying to set up colonies there. We hadn't even fully developed the PC by 1969 and yet we managed to land on the moon AND make it home in one piece? I'm sceptical ....I'm not saying they didn't land on the moon but i am doubtful especially given the context of the cold war and the need to present a great victory for capitalism to the world.
Technology is much more advanced today but we're still years from anything dramatic being done on the moon. Aren't America trying to develop a weapons system that will allow them to fire their big guns from space? Or did I dream that?
Technology is much more advanced today but we're still years from anything dramatic being done on the moon. Aren't America trying to develop a weapons system that will allow them to fire their big guns from space? Or did I dream that?