/sci/ - Science & Math

>>3688553

>What for? We might mine it but there's no point living there.

As a backup population and a backup instance of modern technological civilization to restore civilization on Earth from in the event of a global catastrophe.

>>3688558

>The moon is only going to be colonized by something other than humans

No, because we'll start doing so long before the technology exists to become anything drastically different.

>>3688576

>/Sci/ is a really cool place where I can get excited about humanity expanding to space and new environments.

Chill out bro, I go this.

How long does everybody honestly think it will be before colonization of other terrestrial bodies in space occurs? and how long does everybody think life on Earth can last if colonization is not achieved, and if the current way of life continues at the rate it is currently at?

My opinion: 75 years,100 years tops

Cheap access to orbit would mean civilian trips. It would mean that with an orbiting fuel depot, trips to the moon would be within a middleclass family's reach, provided they saved their pennies.

Of course there's nowhere for families to *go* at this point. But with an extra 20-30% mass per launch, for the same fuel cost, there could be soon. Built by private entities, no less.

>>1738280