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I'm not sure what "we" have lost the desire to colonize the moon, it's just that the costs far outweigh the benefits. One of the points of his article is that i
by jstalin 12y ago
I'm not sure what "we" have lost the desire to colonize the moon, it's just that the costs far outweigh the benefits. One of the points of his article is that it will eventually be possible to build self-replicating robots that will themselves colonize the galaxy. In fact, it will become trivial to do so -- yet there are none that we've observed from other civilizations.
- molbioguy 12y agomaybe I'm missing it, but I don't see any significant outlays of funds for colonizing the moon yet. Lots of plans an good intentions, but no will yet. And yes, it may be possible to cheaply build self-replicating robots that colonize the galaxy. But that, too, is just a speculative prediction. We're not there yet. And just as governments decided it would be better to spend their wealth on terrestrial matters rather than the moon, it remains to be seen how long it will take to make those self-replicating colonizing robots in large enough numbers to make a dent in the galaxy.