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The ISS doesn't have a moon to bury itself inside. You only have to go 2.5 meters down to provide the same level of protection as being on the surface of the e
by trailingComma 5y ago
The ISS doesn't have a moon to bury itself inside.
You only have to go 2.5 meters down to provide the same level of protection as being on the surface of the earth.
- jazzyjackson 5y agoSounds good… do we still get to have skylights? edit: I’m genuinely curious if it’s possible to allow sunlight while blocking harmful radiation, our atmosphere does it, can a thick window do the job?
- trailingComma 5y agoSimulated skylights are probably possible, but you may have to go a bit deeper to create the space for an effective simulation.
- chii 5y agoMirrors, or even artificial sky lights are a thing.
- nicoburns 5y agoIf you want to live above ground and have other niceties then there's a great planet that's really close to the moon.
- fragmede 5y agoYes, but if all humans are on that one, then if there's a catastrophic problem there: Houston, we have a problem.
- nicoburns 5y agoNot one that’s likely to be solved by spreading to the moon. Personally I have much the same attitude about the eradication of the human race as I do about dying: it’s going to happen eventually, best to make out time here as good as possible rather than trying to extend it indefinitely at all costs. And giving up the earth seems like a huge cost to me.
- ceejayoz 5y agoWater blocks radiation, too. Keep the water supply in clear tanks above the base in spots.
- sbierwagen 5y agoYou can put in a skylight if you really want to, but a lunar day is 708 hours long.
- xvilka 5y agoProbably by delivering sunlight through a fiber.