Space - Colonies

[SpaceAssassin No.5028223]

I will live on the moon in my lifetime >:(

[Anonymous No.5028227]

for a few seconds, then your air will run out and you will die

[Anonymous No.5028231]

all of my why

[SpaceAssassin No.5028240]

>>5028227
you obviously don't understand the concept of space colonies

[Anonymous No.5028254]

SPACE COLONIES = GLASS BUBBLES HUUR

I fucking HATE that way of thinking.

excuse me if my assburgers is showing

[Anonymous No.5028267]

I too, have made this my goal in life.

[Anonymous No.5029292]

Come what may

[Anonymous No.5029296]

>on the moon
>not <span class="math">in[/spoiler] the moon
Have fun with your impermanent colony.

[Anonymous No.5029300]

Good luck moving a huge biosphere, launching it from earth and landing it safely on the moon.

[Anonymous No.5029314]

>>5029300
Use TR3-Bs to get the structures there

[Anonymous No.5029319]

>>5029300

You could do it with small self-replicating machines that would mine their raw materials out of the moon. We will send a few there for a fraction of the cost of a mars probe, and once the structure is in place and livable, it's just a matter of re-starting Apollo, which has lots of spare parts sitting on the shelf as we speak.

We could do this now, except the Republican controlled Senate blocks it. I have a link that i will post if you like.

[Anonymous No.5029322]

[Anonymous No.5029339]

The Moon really is a shithole to try and live on. Zero atmosphere, poor geology (think living on an extinct volcano) and the moon dust is so fine and angular that it would shred your lungs. One of the problems the Apollo astronauts had on their way back was hella annoying dust everywhere from their spacesuits. The only thing the Moon has got going for it is its proximity.

Mars is a far better prospect for long term colonisation. I know Moonfags will bitch about all sorts of things but the bottom line is that Mars was probably briefly habitable a very long time ago and the Moon never was. The complex strata of Mars makes it more likely that metals would have been concentrated into useable ores and uplifted by tectonic activity. The Moon was once a ball of molten lava the whole way through and thus its likely that most of the metal content sank to the core, or at least away from the surface.

[Anonymous No.5029348]

>>5029339

but we can gain valuable experience living on the moon. sort of like how columbus had to discover jamaica before we could start america.

[Anonymous No.5029425]

>>5029348

The first colonists shouldn't expect to be able to hop in an escape pod and be home in a few days though. When the pilgrims came to America hundreds of years ago they tore their ships to bits to build their homes; they had no intention of going back or having the chance to do so.

The first colonists will likely be in their 50s as large radiation exposure on the trip to Mars will raise their lifetime cancer risk, but if they are already in their 50s the chance of cancer developing in the next few decades is reduced. The Moon is much more vulnerable to space weather, radiation and meteorite impacts than a Mars base.

[Anonymous No.5029438]

>>5029425

radiation shields.

[Anonymous No.5029476]

>>5028227
made me lol hard

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[Anonymous No.5030105]

>>5029296
And how did you get [italics]italics[/italics]?!?

[Anonymous No.5030109]

>>5030105
[italics/]italics[italics]

[Anonymous No.5030112]

Sorry no morons allowed in Moon. Same reason Apollo project cancelled :-]

[Anonymous No.5030217]

[/italics]trying this again[italics]