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How does the moon compare to mars in this case? The moon is easier to get to with today’s technology, but this paper is talking about the 2080s or later. And t
by MichaelNolan 2y ago
How does the moon compare to mars in this case?
The moon is easier to get to with today’s technology, but this paper is talking about the 2080s or later. And the paper assumes that our spacefaring technology has significantly advanced. So either one should be equally reachable.
Doesn’t mars have significantly better local resources? What does the moon offer that mars doesn’t offer?
- ceejayoz 2y ago> Doesn’t mars have significantly better local resources? What does the moon offer that mars doesn’t offer? Travel time of 2-3 days instead of 3-12 months.
- MichaelNolan 2y agoYeah the moon is much closer. But the entire proposal (in the article) depends on us having much more advanced autonomous manufacturing capabilities. So if we have these advanced autonomous manufacturing capabilities, then does the travel time matter?
- lang4d 2y agoThe near vacuum on the moon would be tough to construct elsewhere