Artemis III - With SpaceX Lander?

[JonC]

Actually, it is your money …

I know. I was being "funny".

 

[rockytopva]

I agree. Plus, I believe it is impossible for humans to inhabit the moon, Mars, or any other location outside planet Earth.

If it was possible to have manned stations on the moon, we would have had them sometime between the alleged moon landing in 1968 and the wimpy flyby in 2026.

Humans cannot currently live on the Moon without heavily shielded, climate controlled, artificial habitats.

Survival is doubtful due to high radiation, no breathable air, and toxic, abrasive dust. Long-term habitation requires building underground or covering habitats with lunar soil for protection.

Key Challenges to Lunar Life

• No Atmosphere: The thin exosphere offers no protection from cosmic radiation, UV rays, or meteorites.
• Toxic Lunar Dust: Extremely fine dust coats suits, damages equipment, and irritates lungs and eyes.
• Extreme Temperatures: Days and nights last roughly 14 Earth days each, with temperatures ranging from roughly
  -380∘F
  to
  250∘F
  .
• Low Gravity: The Moon's gravity is 1/6
  
  of Earth's, which can cause long-term health issues like muscle atrophy and bone density loss.

• Resource Scarcity: Settlers must extract water from icy deposits in deep, permanently shadowed craters, as there is no liquid water on the surface.

Proposed Living Conditions

• Habitats: Initial bases, like those proposed by NASA’s Artemis program, will likely use inflatable modules covered with lunar soil for shielding.
• Location: The lunar South Pole is the preferred location for early colonies due to potential access to water ice and continuous sunlight for energy.
• Power: Sustaining a colony will require advanced power solutions, such as small nuclear reactors, to survive the long, dark, and cold lunar night.

I guarantee that if they try the space colony thing and actually make it back to planet earth... That they will have renewed appreciation of God's provisions on good old planet earth.

 

[Ben1445]

Yea...and who cares? I mean, it's not like it's our money they are spending.

On which project?
I’ll put my stamp of approval on the one that is not our money as long as the warranty is good and there is a full refund offered.

 

[JonC]

On which project?
I’ll put my stamp of approval on the one that is not our money as long as the warranty is good and there is a full refund offered.

If it is privately funded, I don't even care about a warranty.

 

[Ben1445]

If it is privately funded, I don't even care about a warranty.

Money back from $0 spent is $0. It was a bit too verbose of a way to say I don’t want to spend money.
I think I heard Florida has high speed rail without government funding, and I don’t mean Disney.

 

[Ascetic X]

With the primitive space technology we had in 1968, we accomplished a lot more on the moon than we did with super advanced space technology in 2026. Think about it. It’s ridiculous.

 

[JonC]

Money back from $0 spent is $0. It was a bit too verbose of a way to say I don’t want to spend money.
I think I heard Florida has high speed rail without government funding, and I don’t mean Disney.

And without a state income tax.