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: sci.space.policy,sci.physics,sci.astro,rec.arts.sf.science Subject: Re: The European Space Agency just unveiled its plans to build a base on the moon Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 18:08:52 -0000 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 22 Sender: Jim Pennino Message-ID: References: <565da13d-c2b2-4b56-a295-69741179fb0d@googlegroups.com> <28v7tc-4kl.ln1@mail.specsol.com> <1poatc-pc1.ln1@mail.specsol.com> <7c27b9bce4659fe96934b3127c10672a@remailer.cpunk.us> <29cdtc-88a.ln1@mail.specsol.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="db4120ef82bbc153014637d4cd15a795"; logging-data="13917"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18OJAVuvGy8qYFgOf2bA2Id" User-Agent: tin/2.2.1-20140504 ("Tober an Righ") (UNIX) (SunOS/5.10 (i86pc)) Cancel-Lock: sha1:4qTMS2DIexVw2JstlDh6gxCfhKk= Xref: csiph.com sci.space.policy:55710 sci.physics:568342 sci.astro:57980 rec.arts.sf.science:24295 In sci.physics Doc O'Leary wrote: > For your reference, records indicate that > jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote: > >> No successful colony in history required anything beyond 10th Century >> technology to survive. > > Because thats just the nature of how time works. In a future where > humanity is looking to colonize planets around other stars, some yahoo > like you will likely crawl out of the woodwork and say something like > No successful planetary colony in history required anything beyond > 22nd Century technology to survive.” If Star Trek technology were available, then off Earth colonization would be possible, but Star Trek technology doesn't exist. And if Star Trek technology did exist, people wouldn't bother attempting to colonize airless, barren rocks. -- Jim Pennino