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    Colonization of the moon would allow our species to research the effects of low gravity, the traces of former existences. The topsoil of the moon holds more than enough to fuel the late United States for a hundred years. The moon would also provide a platform that could send thousands of probes, space ships or other spacefaring objects out yearly.

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    Colonization of the moon would allow our species to research the effects of low gravity, the traces of former existences. The topsoil of the moon holds more than enough to fuel the late United States for a hundred years. The moon would also provide a platform that could send thousands of probes, space ships or other spacefaring objects out yearly.

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    TheWho,TheWhat

    AndTheWheelinTheSky

    ImagineJoeaworkeratOmnidirectionalCorp.,helivesinagreyjungle.Withinthe
    citythereareonlybuildingsgreyandtallsurroundedbyagrayhaze.Themonolithshold
    serversandcomputerswithhumansoverseeingthislowinthebellyofthebeast.Joeisstuck
    inadeadendjob,unlikehisfellowpeerswhodecidetogetanotherjobortryandwrite
    articlesforaliving.InsteadJoedecidestosignacontracttocolonizethemoon.Colonizing
    themooniswhathumanitysgreatmarvelshouldbenext.

    Thecolonizationofthemoonwould
    allowourspeciestoresearchthe
    effectsoflowgravity,thetracesof
    formerexistences,andprovidethe
    meanstoaccelerateourabilityto
    enhancetheknowledgeofthe
    universe
    .
    Onastillundevelopedmoon
    ourcapabilitiesofstarwatchingare
    unimaginable,aslightpollutionon
    earthobstructsourviewofthe
    universe.withclearskieswewillbe
    abletoseewhatlaysnextintheevolutionofmankind.ThisalsowouldallowMooniansto
    havenearinstantaneousconnectionstosatellitesorotherobjectsmadetoobserve.The
    moonwouldalsoprovideaplatformthatcouldsendthousandsofprobes,spaceshipsor
    otherspacefaringobjectsoutyearly.Theycoulddothisduetothegravityofthemoonbeing
    83.3%lessthanourhometownearth,allowingthelessenedneedforfuel.
    Talkingaboutfuel
    inspaceresearcherscouldseeifanalgaecouldbeusedforaformoffueleffectivelymaking
    hypersolarpower.likehowthescientistsofyesteryeardidinthisarticlebyTuanNguyen
    (2013,pg.180948282).

    Manypeoplehaveoncethoughtthatbeingaminerinthegoldrushwouldbegreat.Butto
    think,whatifwemadeamoon
    mine.Afterasmallcolonyis
    landed,thecolonistscould
    resupplythemselveswith
    resourcesonthemoon.The
    topsoilofthemoonholdsmore
    thanenoughtofuelthelate
    UnitedStatesforahundred
    years,asmeteoritesslams
    moltenmaterialsagainstthe
    surfaceofthemoonleavinga
    niceboulderofgold,ripefora
    minertopickitup.Onearticle
    byryanmarciniakshowsa3D
    mapofthemoonwhereREE,or
    rareearthmetalsare.OfthequantitiesofthemapmostREEareonthelunarsurface
    supportingtheclaimthatamooncolonywouldmakeaquickturninprofitafterconstruction.

    Inthisdiscussionmanypeopleturntotheproblemsofthehumanbodydeconstructing
    itselflosingaround7%ofbonemassandthethreatofmeteorites.Yesitistruethe
    deconstructionexertsitselfinlowergravity,howevermanyactionscanbeprovidedto
    counteractthiseffect.Scientistsbackin2010screatedasuitthatcondensesabody
    providingthestrainofthegravitysimilartoourhomeplanet.Thedeconstructionmentioned
    aboveiscausedbythelackofearthlygravity.Thuslyacentrifugecouldbecreatedthatwould
    takethelocalgravity,compareittoearths,andthencreatetheforceofwhichtheouterwalls
    wouldhavethesamegravityofearth.Alsosimpleexercisenegatestheeffect,thereforethe
    negativeeffectscanbeveryeasilyeliminated.Otherconcernssurroundameteoricthreat.
    While,yesitistruethatmeteoritesareathreatbutonlyononehemisphere.Howeverthe
    moonsrotationandrevolutionmoveatthesametimemeaningonesideisconstantlyfacing

    earthmeaningthatmeteoresgetcaughtinearthsgravityorhitthemoonsfarsidelettingthe
    closestsideverysafe,thereforenegatinganydamagetotheclosestsideofthemoon.

    Themoonwasoncethoughttobebringerofharvestbutifweinvadethemoonitwill
    becomeacradlefor
    humanity.NowimagineJoe
    flyinginametalhullsafely
    pressurizedagainsttheharsh
    voidofspace,soaringaway
    fromhisbrownbarrens.A
    fewweekslater,ashelooks
    outthewindowheseesa
    metropolisnuzzledina
    canyonofwhite.Ashe
    descendsintothenewworld
    heseesaspirewithgiant
    wheelsslowlyspinning.Alargedrillsendstherocksflyingintotheairslowlyfloatingdownlike
    afeather.Joehasmadehisflighttohisnewhomewithinthestars.

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