I know the Mars hype is real

Incognonymous·7/17/2018, 5:27:51 AM·7 votes·2,748 views

But moon bases make more sense first.

A lunar base would allow for low-gravity, no atmosphere launches and is rich in resources (water, helium, etc.). We could finally do some long term studies on the effects of microgravity before potentially condemning the first visitors to Mars, as rescue missions would take a while.

A Phobos base would have similar benefits-- resources that could be utilized to manufacture materials needed on the Martian surface, but for whatever reason would be complicated to manufacture under Martian conditions. The dust on Phobos could also be used for localized densification of the Martian atmosphere to allow for easier landings.

I know everyone wants to be the first to Mars, but there needs to be some practical thought to human expansion into the stars.

26 Comments

Skullgetti7/17/2018, 5:30:48 AM4 votes

the moon would be problematic though, it's proven before that over half of all astronauts who have stayed in low or no gravity environments develop severe deformations in sensitive body parts such as their eyes : https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38132481

they never tell you this :/

Akali is SO HOT7/17/2018, 5:52:26 AM1 votes

Isn't Phobos supposed to eventually get torn apart or crash into Mars in a few million years

Warlord Rhinark7/17/2018, 6:14:59 AM1 votes

I mean.

I'd just colonize whatever's closest first (I.E, the Moon) before doing anything else.

BlueVestGuy7/17/2018, 6:21:15 AM1 votes

do we really want someone to set up a death laser on their moon base though

Lohrr7/17/2018, 6:44:51 AM1 votes

Isn't the water on the moon really hard to get to / distill?

Sylias Ravenmore7/17/2018, 8:47:58 AM1 votes

Here is something something people don't realize..

We haven't been back to the moon for a reason..

We haven't been given a straight answer on this reason.. Last excuse was "we don't have the technology to go back"

But I found a report not too long ago that when we landed on the moon, it disrupted the climate there (might have been the core temp) for some reason, and it is either hotter or colder ( I can't remember which) than what it was supposed to be, and that was just from the apollo missions..

The moon is pretty important to life on earth believe it or not.. so I don't think they want to risk shit building moon bases.

However.. that said.. it would be a good idea to start locally on some other fixed object.

Of course.. thats if we really have been to mars.. I've seen strong evidence that the mars photos and rover are actually on a private base in Canada."

I did a little research on this.. check out this pic I made awhile back and tell me if you can spot the photos of Mars and of Earth.

(if someone could tell me how to add an image to the board directly that would be great)

https://ibb.co/eLu4Od

2nd Chance7/17/2018, 9:08:41 AM1 votes

Reminder we still dunno almost jack about our planet's deep sea depths but priority is going more towards space

DrCyanide7/17/2018, 2:53:15 PM1 votes

Dealing with Moon dust is a bit of a challenge. It's significantly smaller than our day-to-day dust, fine enough to get into just about everything, and is extremely likely to cause health issues for anyone positioned on the Moon for any length of time.