Depends on a lot of factors but if it was reasonably safe it would probably be difficult for me to resist. I’ve been fascinated by space since I was like five.
If the colony belongs to some billionaire I’d pass though 😬
There would have to be a big open garden in the centre of the colony with the roof being super thick glass so the moons "sky" can be seen (if that doesnt work, a projection of it on the roof. If there is that, I am all in.
Faking gravity is probably way harder on a terrestrial station, but amplifying the effects of existing gravity becomes an option. A 50kg person with 250kg of training weights would have about the same amount of force on their feet on the moon as they would without the weights on earth. Sure, momentum would act differently, but you could always tweak the amount. Probably easier than extra rocket launches, at least.
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sylveon@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 20 pts · 26d
Depends on a lot of factors but if it was reasonably safe it would probably be difficult for me to resist. I’ve been fascinated by space since I was like five.
If the colony belongs to some billionaire I’d pass though 😬
applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 14 pts · 26d
hell yeah id stay forever if there were enough queer people. gayify the moon.
minty@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 26d
There would have to be a big open garden in the centre of the colony with the roof being super thick glass so the moons "sky" can be seen (if that doesnt work, a projection of it on the roof. If there is that, I am all in.
CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 26d
By “we” do you mean humans, or women? As long as the muscle wasting/bone density thing is addressed I’d say yes to one of these
yuri@pawb.social · 3 pts · 26d
oh god it’d be a lot harder to fake gravity with a surface base, you’d probably have to jet up to a spinny station in orbit just to jog.
kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 24d
Faking gravity is probably way harder on a terrestrial station, but amplifying the effects of existing gravity becomes an option. A 50kg person with 250kg of training weights would have about the same amount of force on their feet on the moon as they would without the weights on earth. Sure, momentum would act differently, but you could always tweak the amount. Probably easier than extra rocket launches, at least.
yuri@pawb.social · 1 pts · 24d
oh duh, that makes loads of sense!
swelter_spark@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 25d
I think I'd miss plants and animals and weather too much.
Salvo@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 26d
Just like Sam Rockwells character in Moon!
dewey_mcbrewster@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 26d
Does the first colony on the moon lay claim to the whole moon, or only an area the colony can defend?
But then what is worth defending, value wise? Strategic location? Mineral or molecule? Low gravity research and development?
erinmeow@piefed.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 26d
if no fashs - yeah!!!!!!!
Wren@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 26d
YES
No further questions.
93maddie94@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 25d
Space is terrifying to me, so I would have to pass
KingGordon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 26d