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I imagine that in the beginning you will have mostly scientific facilities , like telescopes on the dark side of the moon(you will need scientist, technicians a

I imagine that in the beginning you will have mostly scientific facilities , like telescopes on the dark side of the moon(you will need scientist, technicians and other stuff around this big telescopes). There could also be facilities for experiments that can't be done on Earth, like things that can grow better on low gravity, there may be materials/gases that are rare on Earth and we could grab from asteroids so having space stations and bases around the solar system would be helpful.

KMag 8y ago
> the dark side of the moon BTW, this isn't a real thing
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  > BTW, this isn't a real thing Yes, the dark side of the Moon is a real thing. It's the side that doesn't get Earth-lit nights.
  - thebluehawk 8y ago
    That's an odd convoluted definition that I've never heard of before. I think the point the other poster was making is that "far side of the moon" is far more specific, accurate and useful term.
    - dragonwriter 8y ago
      > That's an odd convoluted definition that I've never heard of before It's a “definition” in the sense that it is a description semantically equivalent to what the phrase “dark side of the moon” has always referred to; it is not, however, a description of the etymology of the term, which derives instead from the long established use of “dark” to mean mysterious, hidden from knowledge, obscure, occult, etc.
    - mLuby 8y ago
      In this case, silent side of the moon is more useful, since that's why it's so attractive to scientists.
- simion314 8y ago
  What I meant by dark side is "The hidden side" since that side is always hidden from Earth (similar when I say your dark side i do not mean you have a side that is not in the light), I am aware some people may misunderstand this expresion, but "far side" is not as expressive since it is missing the part of "always hidden"

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I imagine that in the beginning you will have mostly scientific facilities , like telescopes on the dark side of the moon(you will need scientist, technicians a

by simion314 8y ago

KMag 8y ago
> the dark side of the moon BTW, this isn't a real thing
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  > BTW, this isn't a real thing Yes, the dark side of the Moon is a real thing. It's the side that doesn't get Earth-lit nights.
  - thebluehawk 8y ago
    That's an odd convoluted definition that I've never heard of before. I think the point the other poster was making is that "far side of the moon" is far more specific, accurate and useful term.
    - dragonwriter 8y ago
      > That's an odd convoluted definition that I've never heard of before It's a “definition” in the sense that it is a description semantically equivalent to what the phrase “dark side of the moon” has always referred to; it is not, however, a description of the etymology of the term, which derives instead from the long established use of “dark” to mean mysterious, hidden from knowledge, obscure, occult, etc.
    - mLuby 8y ago
      In this case, silent side of the moon is more useful, since that's why it's so attractive to scientists.
- simion314 8y ago
  What I meant by dark side is "The hidden side" since that side is always hidden from Earth (similar when I say your dark side i do not mean you have a side that is not in the light), I am aware some people may misunderstand this expresion, but "far side" is not as expressive since it is missing the part of "always hidden"