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Also, other places, such as Titan...unlimited supply of methane.
Hmmm, cows on Titan?
Also, other places, such as Titan...unlimited supply of methane.
Much speculation has been made over the possibility of helium-3 as a future energy source. Unlike most other nuclear fusion reactions, the fusion of helium-3 atoms releases large amounts of energy without causing the surrounding material to become radioactive. However, the temperatures required to achieve helium-3 fusion reactions are much higher than in traditional fusion reactions.
The abundance of helium-3 is thought to be greater on the Moon than on Earth, having been embedded in the upper layer of regolith by the solar wind over billions of years, though still lower in abundance than in the solar system's gas giants
(Wiki)
Well it's highly unlikely that anywhere other than our planet earth will be a natural shirt sleeve environment for humans however many planets and moons have resources in abundance which can be used in an enclosed environment which supports human beings. All you need is enough power and some machinery and you can have a stab at a self sustaining colony...Because vents...
The place is and always will be uninhabitable. Vents or no vents.
Waste of money.
INT21
There are a few things about the Moon landings that I don't understand (but then again there is lots that I don't understand about a great deal of things). I don't subscribe to the Moon landings being hoaxed but I wouldn't be surprised if certains images had been doctored or recreated.
Something that has always puzzled me is where did the probes/spikes on the bottom of the lunar modules feet go? The craft is light, descending at a slow pace. Would this have had enough force to drive the metal rods under the modules feet into the rock?
The old tape of the landing when it was filmed has been brushed up and digitized because it was pretty shabby. If you compare the information from landing to landing however, the quality of the recordings does improve. I gave this conspiracy theory a solid investigation, and it has no legs imo.
The assumption you are making is that the Moon is all rock. A good deal of it is actually covered in "lunar soil" and that is what the lander descended onto. I hope that helps clear that question up for you.
dr wu,
...would it be worth the time and expense involved....?
Of course it would. And always will be.
But we need to find cures for our social ills as well.
INT21.
I'm certainly pleased with the picture quality. I remember seeing it all on TV when I was 8, and at the time I thought it was some really fuzzy picture quality. That was back in the days when all TV was fuzzy anyway.The Apollo 11 moon landing footage has been cleaned up, no news of a release date yet but here's the glorious trailer .. it'll be fun to wait for the conspiracy theorists claiming that this new clean up job has removed this, that and the other proof of fakery ..
It's been made/cleaned up by the same team who produced this, The Last Steps, to give you a hint as to the high quality we can expect ..I'm certainly pleased with the picture quality. I remember seeing it all on TV when I was 8, and at the time I thought it was some really fuzzy picture quality. That was back in the days when all TV was fuzzy anyway.
Europa turns out to be one of the most hospitable locations in the Solar System. This moon holds an ocean of water greater than that found on Earth, and enough carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen to support a large population.It would be purely of scientific interest as we could not use Europa for any purpose.
Mars is considered to be only marginally habitable and it is much warmer; and closer.
If one is going to do this kind of exploration then at least do it on a planet that we can send people to.
INT21
The big problem would be running the gauntlet of the radiation from Jupiter. You'd need a heavily shielded spacecraft.Europa turns out to be one of the most hospitable locations in the Solar System. This moon holds an ocean of water greater than that found on Earth, and enough carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen to support a large population.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120524.html?
One thing that is scarce on this world is sunlight; but ample energy could be obtained from fusion power plants, or from the strong magnetic field of Jupiter (The flux tube of Io is one of the most significant sources of energy in the Solar System). Europa is inside the magnetic field itself, and the surface is exposed to the charged particles buried in that field- but by constructing habitats beneath a few metres of ice, the radioactivity would be reduced to nominal levels.
If we did find life here, then the population would probably consist mostly of astrobiologists and support staff- but if no life were found, then the moon could be colonised in earnest, and could support a reasonably large population (comparable to the population of the UK, if not more).
Well, exactly. Luckily Europa has petagallons of the best shielding material- water. It can also be used as reaction mass.The big problem would be running the gauntlet of the radiation from Jupiter. You'd need a heavily shielded spacecraft.
Well, exactly. Luckily Europa has petagallons of the best shielding material- water. It can also be used as reaction mass.
I hope the new footage has a commentary track by Kubrick, perhaps a few bloopers as well.
Coo, I know Pigeon. At any rate, he used to post on the same MZ group that I was in. I do like it when two of my interests come together in unexpected ways...Excellent piss take of this sort of thing .. unless you believe what they are telling you .. sheeple ..
http://pigeonsnest.co.uk/stuff/nasa-fakes-moon-landing.html
Isn't hydrogen the most plentiful thing in the Universe?Fusion is undesirable in some ways, assuming we can get it to work. For example it uses hydrogen, deuterium and .or helium3 as a fuel, and these resources would be depleted over time.
Isn't hydrogen the most plentiful thing in the Universe?