There is nothing on the moon of use. We know this for a fact. Why do you think after only several years of first landing there, no-one has gone back. Thats over 30 years ago now. So why do people still insist on this idea of having a colony on the moon. It would cost more in materials etc than its worth.
2007-02-28 21:13:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Man kind is an inquisitive creature. If he finds a mountain,someone is going to climb it, Find an ocean and he will find a way to go to the bottom of it. We are in the infancy of a great exploration. We will crawl off the surface of earth on to a orbiting space station, and then step to a colony on the moon, then jump to a colony on mars and the asteroid belt. Then we will leap to the moons of Jupiter. In this journey many amazing things will be found, and discoveries will be made that will benefit mankind. The population doubles every 30 years,approximately, and our resources are becoming critical. It is time to take this step and expand into the next valley.
2007-03-01 00:16:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is a good question and the answer is that it would make a good science station, a bit like Antarctica. Fantastic for astronomers. Radio telescopes on the far side would miss out on most of the radio interference they get here. X-ray, UV, and ordinary light astronomy would be good too - no atmosphere to get in the way and always dark skies. Geologists would just love the place (Lunologists?)
There is always the possibility - even the probability that someting very valuable or useful might be on the Moon in larger quantities than here on Earth - and I don't mean gold or diamonds. Some rare metal for instance which might be used in say high temperature superconductors.
But if we want to go to Mars, we should go to Mars and not stop at the Moon on the way. Why deal with three gravity wells when you only have to deal with two?
2007-03-01 00:24:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quick and easy answer would be because economics. If we find water on the moon let say at the poles (which there have been probes sent to determine if water is beneath the lunar surface or not) then we would be able create bases of course and build rockets to explore the outer solar system at a much cheaper cost because of the escape velocity of the moon compare to the earth. It would cost a lot of money in the beginning but in the long run the investment would pay off greatly
2007-03-01 02:35:56 · answer #3 · answered by M Series 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon would be a required staging base for any attempt to expand off of Earth.
The moon is not without resources to use. It has metals which could be mined and processed for building spacecraft.
It hasn't been done because of the cost of fuel to get the base set up. The vast majority of the Saturn V rocket system used to get the astronauts to the moon in the 1970's was not reusable. We still don't have the technology needed to make a rocket to get to the moon that is reusable.
2007-02-28 21:21:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apparently the poster before me forgot that there is gravity on the moon. So no floating around for you.
The biggest reasons that I can see are (1) the moon is a fantastic place to put a telescope - no atmosphere or weather to interfere, and no trouble keeping it in orbit and (2) learning how to survive in space and off of Earth. If our popluation keeps growing, we can't all live here forever. Besides, I'd like to live in space someday. But I'll wait until they can beam me up.
2007-02-28 21:20:41 · answer #5 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dave, read the papers. Sooner or later, humanity will need to leave this planet, because it will be dead. Step 1 of that move into the stars is seeing how our bodies behave in space, and the 'easiest' way to do this is by living 'close' to home on the moon.
2007-02-28 21:18:40 · answer #6 · answered by Superdog 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It took a few years for Europe to colonise the western hemisphere after Columbus discovered it, and that was the Carribean.... Good fishing, tropical islands, native girls, gold...
If it took a few years to get that enterprise going, it shouldn't be difficult to understand the time required when mineral resources, pure science, and location are the only draws.
2007-02-28 22:54:58 · answer #7 · answered by Holden 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If we figure out how to create a dome with an atmosphere, we could send all the morons who currently post on Yahoo answers up there and never have to deal with them again. Oh darn, I guess I'm a hypocrite and scheduled for the first flight.
2007-02-28 21:22:02 · answer #8 · answered by Bonathon M 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's part of the on-going space race. Why the space race, you ask?? Whoever conquers space obviously has the advantage over other competitors.
2007-03-01 01:19:42 · answer #9 · answered by Dowland 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because ITS SO COOL and we get to float around instead of being stuck to the ground! Sex in space would be the coolest thing ever!!
2007-02-28 21:16:57 · answer #10 · answered by Mike D 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋