Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.science,sci.astro,sci.physics,sci.space.policy Subject: Re: The European Space Agency just unveiled its plans to build a base on the moon Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 22:59:28 -0000 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 27 Sender: Jim Pennino Message-ID: References: <4c4htc-gem.ln1@mail.specsol.com> <0qqbgb9dh2t2n6upd0c0dodc3luin9s8e0@4ax.com> <3lqitc-31s.ln1@mail.specsol.com> Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="db4120ef82bbc153014637d4cd15a795"; logging-data="17286"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+k9Ho9hCufGklZU/8Kc9HI" User-Agent: tin/2.2.1-20140504 ("Tober an Righ") (UNIX) (SunOS/5.10 (i86pc)) Cancel-Lock: sha1:qxxAq/tVPE/Ad8X89D2Ebc0kiY4= Xref: csiph.com rec.arts.sf.science:24379 sci.astro:58060 sci.physics:569101 sci.space.policy:55813 In sci.physics Fred J. McCall wrote: > jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote: >>What you need to drop in is most of the Earth. >> > > Utter bullshit. By your 'definitions' there has never been a 'colony' > anywhere on Earth at any time. Wrong again, space cadet. That sort of infrastructure is not needed in a place where cotton and trees will grow, i.e. a place where you don't need 21st Century techonology just to survive for more than a few minutes. Also your we can get all the raw materials we need on Mars is siplistic nonsese. Likely you can, but like Earth, they are probably spread all over the planet so now you also need a huge transportation system to gather them. -- Jim Pennino