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cstanleytech

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23. Personally I do not object to bases on the moon but I do think before we do it that

Reply to chia (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 22, 2021, 04:28 AM

Nov 2021

we work harder at developing other means of transportation that do not rely on rockets.
Without something like that journeys to mars as well as the moon are pointless imo.

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NASA seeks ideas for a nuclear reactor on the moon [View all] TexasTowelie Nov 2021 OP

Why not solar? Throck Nov 2021 #1

the moon rotates once a month Blues Heron Nov 2021 #2

The moon revolves around the earth every 28 days but the moon does not rotate. Throck Nov 2021 #11

the moon always presents the same face to us not the sun Blues Heron Nov 2021 #17

There is no "dark side" of the moon. I can assure you that it rotates upon its axis once every 28 Dial H For Hero Nov 2021 #20

Well I'll be dipped. Throck Nov 2021 #21

The Moon certainly rotates, once every 28 days. It's tidally locked. Dial H For Hero Nov 2021 #3

A band of solar cells along the equator or most perpendicular to the sun exboyfil Nov 2021 #4

That's a bit ambitious with current tech. Perhaps in 50 or 100 years, yes...but nuclear would Dial H For Hero Nov 2021 #8

Those 354 hour lunar nights, about two weeks, are brutal. hunter Nov 2021 #7

Interesting...at least we're looking somewhat ahead to the future, for power needs ( SWBTATTReg Nov 2021 #5

There are compact designs that are light enough to go in one trip. Dial H For Hero Nov 2021 #10

Nice to know! I was just curious as to what they'll be doing w/ the power SWBTATTReg Nov 2021 #13

I have read that NASA has a long term goal of putting radio telescopes on the moon. Such things are Dial H For Hero Nov 2021 #14

You're probably right (in the delays/long time frame to put in place). As usual, the powers that SWBTATTReg Nov 2021 #18

The designs I've seen tend to use Stirling engines. hunter Nov 2021 #12

Thanks for the info! SWBTATTReg Nov 2021 #15

Here's an idea, why don't we leave the moon alone? We've done enough damage to the earth. chia Nov 2021 #6

What "damage" could we do? We could hit it with every nuke in our arsenal, and all that would do is Dial H For Hero Nov 2021 #9

The far side of the moon would be a great place for optical and radio telescopes... hunter Nov 2021 #16

Resource extraction, but not for quite some time. Dial H For Hero Nov 2021 #19

Personally I do not object to bases on the moon but I do think before we do it that cstanleytech Nov 2021 #23

What are we gonna do, irradiate it? NickB79 Nov 2021 #24

Well it is the most reliable steady high energy source so it sounds logical. cstanleytech Nov 2021 #22