What Life In a Lunar Colony Will Be Like

I would love to see the day where I look up at night, and see lights from some form of Colony on the moon.

I think the moon should be the first colony simply because it would be easier to test different methods of space engineering and would be close enough to help in an emergency

I think another potential advantage is to use the moon as the step off point for a Mars mission. Build a large cargo ship which doesn't need to escape Earth's gravity, stockpile materials on the moon and launch from there when the time is right. One or two trips with a super carrier vs thousands of trips with piddly little ships seems more cost effective and time efficient. However, I'm not an expert of any sort - I just like the idea of expanding our reach in our solar system.

The Moon is a stepping-stone to the Stars.

I think the moon would be the ideal first stepping stone for deeper exploration of our solar system. To research and develop technologies hopefully using resources from the moon instead of launching them from earth.

The lunar colony will absolutely come first. It would be reckless to venture farther out without doing all the research that we can on the moon first.

The moon is not necessarily a "better" colonizing location, but it's a quicker one that will provide us with the ability to launch ships to Mars and beyond. What's ridiculous is that we haven't been there since Apollo missions and that we haven't settled there already.

I think a colony or permeant base on the moon would be essential in any effort to reach Mars with substantial quantities of materials and resources. The moon could be a staging post and, possibly even a manufacturing site for materials destined for Mars. I imagine it would be a lot easier to launch a fleet of ships carrying cargo from the moon to Mars than the Earth.

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It's a great staging ground for new technologies and innovations. Would be worth testing those on the moon where we can get to fairly quickly in the case of an emergency.

I'm almost 71 years old. I hope I live long enough to see Man set foot on Mars. Hurry up already!

You made the case rather profoundly. I see going to the moon as a precurser to going Mars. Learning to walk before you run. RC

The key is the Shackleton Crater, almost directly at the south pole of the moon. That would keep the moon base or colony in perpetual shadow, thus avoiding the temperature swings. Solar panels up on the rim of the crater would be nearly in perpetual sunlight. Also, there are some indications that there is water ice in the crater, to help supply water for the colony without having to haul heavy supplies up from Earth. Space tourism would be possible for the moon--not so for Mars. With a 3 day trip to the moon and back, one could do a moon vacation with about 2.5 weeks. If fusion energy is ever perfected, the large amounts of deuterium would give the moon a "cash crop" and would probably lead to something of a gold rush for the moon. The close proximity of the moon would mean it could be colonized much faster and cheaper than Mars could. And people could be rotated to and from the Moon easily compared to Mars.

I’ve always thought we should have a colony on the moon first. It makes sense for a first/experiment colony with it being close enough that if something were to happen, we could actually be close enough to react.

I would love to see a colony on the Moon, the potential would be great. Mister X

Both Mars and the moon possess lava tubes. On the moon they can be quite large, big enough for a city with skyscrapers. Lava tubes offer a shielded thermally stable environment. Much easier to colonize the moon with a hardware store and hospital 3 days away vs 6-9 months, not to mention launch windows and delta v. Even on Mars, you need shielding against radiation.

I was hoping you would mention the potential benefits of living in Lava Tubes. The latest Chinese press release about their Lunar plans stated their intention to utilize Lave Tubes for shelter. Potentially, you might be able to construct an entire city in one.

Good video. I enjoyed and learned from this. So thumbs up and subscribed. My current take on some of this is that I think it makes sense to establish bases, communities, etc., lots of useful infrastructure and skilled people on the Moon first, and then set out to inhabit Mars (or wherever) from the Moon -- assuming that it can be done that way. I checked out your channel and you have lots of vids that I will be viewing. Time permitting, that is. There are so many great informative YouTube channels and well produced and presented YouTube vids that are on my list to view. Too many, so I'll be trimming the list in the foreseeable future. But your channel will be among the keepers. At least for the foreseeable future. Thanks for your efforts and posting your vids.

If there's ever a colony in my life time. I would definitely move to the moon. I really hope the 2024 mission goes well. Plenty of things can change in 26 years. In 2050 I'll be 56. Still young enough to make my way there if it develops enough in that time. In the first 13 years, it would probably be a lot of testing and building and in the last 13 years, the world would definitely see potential in moon endeavors and start building more domestic infrastructure. It's probably wishful thinking. The moon would probably become only a storage or huge warehouse for shipping and managing resources for a long time before anyone had the idea to build a community there. A man can dream.

The two year window is actually for fuel saving. You can launch every few weeks if you can afford it. Missing the window could mean the voyage is now twice as expensive, but not impossible.