If so - the moon could truly become a spaceport to other planets in the solar system. You wouldn't want to build nuclear rockets on Earth, because of environmental reasons. Not to mention terrorist attacks. Besides - who would want all of that radiation around? But nuclear rockets on the MOON would be a completely different story.
Seems like a good enough justification to me for a lunar outpost.
It could open up THE ENTIRE SOLAR SYSTEM - not just near Earth space.
2006-09-04 17:12:08 · 4 answers · asked by Techguy2396 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Don't forget the low gravity - much less energy needed to blast off from the moon, compared to Earth - and plenty of raw materials like aluminum and titanium for building spaceships, silicon for microchips and solar panels, and so on. They're all great advantages, and exactly why the moon is the starting point for decent space exploration.
We should have been doing this a long time ago.
2006-09-04 17:27:36 · answer #1 · answered by fenderplayer96 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually they is a lot of talk about a similar idea. It turns out that there is a lot of He-3 on the moon. This He-3 could used to build a fusion rocket to do the exact things you mentioned but better. He-3 has a higher energy density and thus it would be a better choice for a rocket.
2006-09-05 00:17:58 · answer #2 · answered by sparrowhawk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, no uranium has been detected on the Moon.
2006-09-05 11:45:49 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was going to mention He3, but Sparrowhawk beat me to it. No uranium, btw, or not enough to matter.
2006-09-05 00:19:42 · answer #4 · answered by cool_breeze_2444 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋