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ESA Holds Workshop On Lunar Base Design

Posted by Hemos on from the designing-for-the-future dept.

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. "

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  1. Movie Time Machine? by Vengie · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Didn't anyone else see the movie "Time Machine"? (The recent remake of HG Wells....) Especially the section where we discuss if we have "Gone Too Far" and [SPOILER WARNING] they begin drilling/explosions for the lunar colony, they crack the moon up and destabilize its orbit? IANA Astrophysicist nor am I a geologist (lunologist?) and am not certain of the validity of that scenario, but doesn't anyone else find the prospect of drilling into the surface of the moon frightning? Isn't there enough space junk in our atmosphere already? Just wait until the Space Station is ready to be broken up for re-entry. All we need is one nice chunk hitting a major metropolitan area. (Hello Iridium....)

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  2. Warning, popup hell... by cperciva · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Given that slashdot routinely labels New York Times links with "(free subscription required)", how about space.com get labelled with "(warning, popup hell ahead)"?

    A single popup ad is bad enough, but when the story spawns three extra windows, it's just dumb.

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