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Moon base — what is needed besides Starbuck's?
NASA is planning a moon base.
The idea is to have a permanent colony for astronauts, perhaps as a way station for trips to Mars. It would be located at the moon's south pole, hopefully by 2020, the Washington Post reported. Four-person crews will stay for a week at a time, gradually increasing their time on the moon until power and other supplies are in place so a permanent presence is possible by 2024. I'm guessing it would grow after that and eventually become a travel destination. If so, what do you think a moon base must have to generate some public appeal? Besides a Starbuck's which goes without saying? Posted by Steve E. Swenson 6 comments from 5 users
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posted by
robbwillis
on Dec 8, 2006 at 10:52 AM
Wonder if they'll show "Apollo 13" on the inflight movie?
posted by
mattloch
on Dec 8, 2006 at 11:02 AM
Steve, you want to generate public interest in a moon base (or even just a public hotel in space)? All you need to do is show a picture of what a nice bedroom would look like and let the people's mind start to wander. You'll have some of the most interesting "water cooler" discussions about bedroom activities, guaranteed. You'll be pre-sold for years ahead of time. Hell, it could even potentially pay for itself through that alone.
posted by
mattloch
on Dec 8, 2006 at 10:58 AM
Not until they start showing "Airplane" and "Castaway" on regular airliners, Rob.
posted by
TomW
on Dec 8, 2006 at 12:48 PM
Agreed, Mattloch. By the light of the full Earth, no less. Also, the idea of building spaceships in space, which is the idea, is a great one. Now we just need to figure out if the moon has any ore that can be mined.
posted by
coochee
on Dec 8, 2006 at 02:21 PM
Well, the Pottery Barn is always fun.
posted by
adampayne
on Dec 10, 2006 at 07:42 AM
Proposals like this always remind me of the Ray Bradbury story in The Martian Chronicles. The story centers on a couple that builds a hot dog stand with a prime location on Mars waiting for all the visitors from Earth to start vacationing on the red planet. One night they see their dreams of becoming rich go up in a fiery ball as nuclear war erupts on earth, extinguishing all their dreams.
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