Why cant we live on the moon?

Question

Why not shoot seeds on the moon to grow plants there?

Answer 1

because I'm in a 12 month contract with my apartment complex.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.......

well, its very expensive to get into the rocket and head to earth for a big mac and back to the moon (at least 200 million$)

and people would want to come back from time to time... you know, no atmosphere, no plants, no TV, maybe they even want to ditch the space suits and vacuum toilets for a change.

so we'd go back and forth and back and forth and back and forth -------- = BILLIONS upon BILLIONS of dollars

we could build an enclosed base,........................

China! America! and Russia! already plan to land on the moon again and build 3 of them (they should connect them in my opinion)
deadline is 2032 or something

http://www.astronautix.com/craft/chirbase.htm
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/08/31/science-russia-moon.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/25/AR2006032500999_pf.html

the ultimate goal is mars..... the moon is just a stepping stone, not a home.

Answer 2

There are a number of reasons why living on the Moon would be difficult. Not insurmountable, mind you, but perhaps not economical.

First, there's no atmosphere on the Moon. Without something to breathe, we don't live long! In fact, the whole ecosystem would have to be brought along--stuff to breathe, stuff to eat, stuff to grow, the works. The Moon doesn't have a good spot for a garden or a ranch; we'd have to bring everything along those lines, including all the water we'll ever use.

A lot of these things can be recycled in a closed ecology... but we haven't perfected that science, yet.

Second, the temperature on the Moon. Temperatures, I should say, since the sunlit surface of the Moon is hotter than boiling water, and the unlit surface of the Moon is a couple hundred degrees below zero.

Third, the radiation. Unlike the Earth, the Moon doesn't have a magnetic field to speak of, and no handy umbrella against solar flares and the like. Solar flares cause electronics disruption here on Earth; on the Moon, they can kill a man with from radiation overdose.

For a good look at what sort of problems a self-sufficient lunar colony might have, go here:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781425739744&itm=4

Answer 3

We can but only inside of something or in a space suit. There is no atmosphere hardly worth measuring and the daylight temperatures reach hundreds of degrees while the two week dark period sees the temp drop to far below zero. The surface is constantly showered with cosmic rays and high speed particles. It is thought that in the future cities on the Moon will actually be built using the Moon as a test ground for trips to Mars and beyond.
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Answer 4

Plants require water to live - there is none on the moon.
Plants also require an atmosphere to live - there is none on the moon.
Plants would certainly grow just fine in lunar soil, but we would have to grow them in a greenhouse with adequate air, water, and artificial light for the two-week long lunar nights. And, I suppose, artificial darkness for the two-week long lunar days. Keep them on a 24 hour day/night schedule.

Answer 5

Because our Moon has no atmosphere and oxygen.If in other moons of the other planets,it would be soo cold to stay there.

Answer 6

No atmosphere (no air for us to breathe, no carbon dioxide for plants to breathe).
No water (for us to drink or to water plants).
No shelter (over 116 degrees Celsius at noon, -173 degrees Celsius at night).
No protection from radiation (xrays, cosmic rays, ultraviolet light).

Answer 7

Who says we couldn't? But at a cost of probably $1-10 billion per year and inhabitant, I would hesitate to pay that rent...

How about you?

Answer 8

uhhhhhh because theres like no oxygen or something

Answer 9

No gravity, no oxygen, probably could not survive the the temps.

Answer 10

no atmosphere - nothing to breathe