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NASA terminating $420 million in contracts not aligned with its new priorities (www.the-independent.com)

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Space agency reportedly being pushed to focus on Mars, a priority of commercial partner SpaceX founder Elon Musk

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Nono no need to LIVE on the moon. Living in microgravity is bad for health. Living in rotating space habitats is the only realistic way we get space cities.

But yes, the moon definitely has the advantage of no atmosphere. Basically, the moon is where we place our industries (for the orbital and interplanetary economies).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

You could also use a rotating space habitat to catch cargo pods shot from the moon and use or redirect them. I believe you can balance your rotation speed and orbit velocity by catching cargo pods on different positions in the orbit around earth and on what side of the space habitat you catch it. Basically making it a giant battery of rotational energy that can throw pods without needing chemical energy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I'm "kinda hoping" that 1/6 gravity might be ok to live on, at least with some medical intervention, physical exercise or drugs. Even for space habitats it would be cool if we could adapt the human body to lower gravity like 1/2 g.

Hmm, also, if you can build rotating space habitats (which the moon would also enable to be build) you could also build rotating moon habitats underground. Like one continuous subway maglev train endlessly driving in a circle. Although building in space could be cheaper haha.