Wow it would be cool if there was a asteroid located at one of the Lagrange points, because it would make a great platform for a space colony.
2006-12-14 10:45:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Sure the gravity on an asteroid colony would be very low, but wouldn't it be easier to just go to Mars for a month or so to recover from the low gravity, i mean odds are the ore mined on the asteroids would be shipped to Mars anyway for smelting.
2006-12-14 10:57:06 · update #1
Who is to say that they aren't already being mined or inhabited by extraterrestrials?Hmmm.I would imagine that these people would make full use of all available resource....even us.Have you ever known anyone to be abducted by a weather balloon?
2006-12-14 12:39:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That probably wouldnt be the best idea because asteroids are always moving and not in a certain orbit. There is the liklihood that the asteroids would hit each other and explode, plus they dont have atmospheres. It woould be cool tho.
2006-12-14 10:54:00 · answer #2 · answered by bluedevils2302 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asteroids would indeed provide a great deal of raw minerals, but the gravity would be very low, making it difficult to stay in good physical shape, especially if you planned to return to earth one day.
2006-12-14 10:51:29 · answer #3 · answered by ~XenoFluX 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People have suggested that before. As well as mining asteroids for raw materials.
2006-12-14 10:51:50 · answer #4 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The stipulations I see is Safety, O2, and Water. That really is all that is a major decider for space colonies.
2006-12-14 10:52:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything is possible...mars is a good testing place though
for our first try.
2006-12-14 10:51:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mars has a more stable edge to it.
2006-12-14 10:48:09 · answer #7 · answered by Jimmy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋