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I think its to prepare for mars (sort of), its the closest place where we can build a self-sustaining civilization.
by vrindavan1 11mo ago
I think its to prepare for mars (sort of), its the closest place where we can build a self-sustaining civilization.
- random3 11mo agobecause this civilization is not self-sutaining?
- FloorEgg 11mo agoIf you value complexity, life, diversity, and adventure, then two self sustaining civilizations are better than one.
- Ekaros 11mo agoCan we actually? And I mean in any reasonable time frame say 100 years? And by self-sustaining I take fully independent from Earth supply chain for absolutely everything. A civilization that could continue existing without single delivery for Earth.
- marcellus23 11mo agoWe have to start at some point don't we?
- Ekaros 11mo agoMany including myself would say we do not have to. And even we really should not.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 11mo agoWhy do you say that we "really should not"?
- bamboozled 11mo agoWe should focus on simple problems here first.
- oceanplexian 11mo ago"Close" means a different thing in Space than it does on Earth. If the planets are aligned the Delta-V is not that different between the two (Mars is about twice as much Delta-V for 100x the distance). You can use aerobraking in the Mars atmosphere but can do no such thing on the Moon. And then the last problem is that on the Moon you need to budget for a round trip, but on Mars we could produce fuel on the surface for the return trip. When you start thinking about all that it's obvious that Mars makes more sense.
- namlem 11mo agoWe definitely cannot build a self sustaining civilization on the moon.