ESA Holds Workshop On Lunar Base Design

plasticpixel writes "Space.com is reporting that a workshop is underway in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, to discuss and plan extraterrestrial bases for human settlement of the Moon. Full story is online. Reminds me of the lunar base I designed when I was about 9 years old for a school project. Too bad I didn't have the backing of NASA or the ESA back then. "

Comments

This could be good

[sheepab]

Then they could build that power station on the other side of the moon that I read about. Maybe it was on slashdot, not sure. But it was supposed to be able to collect more than enough power to supply the entire planets demand. Energy would be collect on the other side of the moon, and beamed back to earth via satellites. Of coarse, this will never happen because of the greedy oil companies.

Re:This could be good

[vjmurphy]

Yes, but when that power station explodes, and you and I are stuck on the moon with Barbara Bain and Martin Landau, I'm coming after you.

All your base are belong to us!

[billstewart]

look, somebody had to say it :-) And I've already modded myself down...

Re:All your base are belong to us!

[BlowCat]

In A.D. 2002
War was beginning.
Captain: What happen ?
Sysadmin: Somebody set up us the link
Operator: We get http request
Captain: What !
Operator: Main screen turn on
Captain: It's You !!
CmdrTaco: How are you gentlemen !!
CmdrTaco: All your base are belong to us
CmdrTaco: You are on the way to slashdotting
Captain: What you say !!
CmdrTaco: You have no chance to survive make your time
CmdrTaco: HA HA HA HA ....
Captain: Take off every 'zig'
Captain: You know what you doing
Captain: Move 'zig'
Captain: For great justice

Moonraker

[bravehamster]

My lunar base design calls for gratuitous amounts of scantily-clad nordic women and lasers. Lots of lasers.

Seriously though, this is a great idea. I always remember the poster my teach put up in his Cosmology classroom. It was a 50's era "Moon Base of the Future!" type poster. Occasionally he would look over at it, and sigh softly to himself. Screw Watergate, the worst thing Nixon ever did was cut back the space program.

I wonder

[dmarien]

What will come out first? The moon colonies or the Holographic storage devices. The lunar bases are predicted for a timeline of 2020, but I wouldn't be surprised if the first holographic enabled desktop computer I own (when they are finally ready) is shipped to my plot of land on lunar colony 12b sector 7g.

Things every lunar base needs

[Bonker]

- locker-room full of silvery spandex bodysuits for the ladies and bulky kevlar-lined battle-space-suits for the guys

- Lots of dangerous air-locks, with only two doors.

- Weapons. Lots of weapons.

- A great friggin huge laser beam pointed right at the Earth.

Um, Hemos...

[Chagatai]

"Reminds me of the lunar base I designed when I was about 9 years old for a school project."

Sorry, Hemos, but I don't think that the ESA is going to tackle this project with popsicle sticks, styrofoam cups, cardboard paper towel rolls, and that box that you later used to bury your pet hamster in.

Re:Um, Hemos...

[L. VeGas]

I don't think that the ESA is going to tackle this project with popsicle sticks, styrofoam cups, cardboard paper towel rolls

No, that would be the Russian Space Agency.

Hemos' school project...

[hamburger lady]

Burns: Could you explain the model, young man?

Hemos: Well, basically, I just copied the base we have now. Then, I added fins to lower wind resistance. And this racing stripe here I feel is pretty sharp.

Burns: Agreed. First prize!

Moon base alpha

[ZaneMcAuley]

*puts on pink wig*
*puts on funky miniskirt*

I'm set :)

Can you say "Lunar Red Light District"?

[Anonymous Coward]

Meeting in the Netherlands, eh?

Looks like the first Lunar Laws might actually promote some freedom of personal choice. I can't wait to go to the Lunar brothels and get banged in reduced-G! And the kind nugs should burn great in an oxygen-enriched environment.

Go Dutch!