If the moon is made to be the colony of the earth technology will develop and enormous resources will be obtained

In order to create a place where earthlings can live in the universe, including plans to migrate to Mars, there is an opinion that "You must first make a moon base". Why is there a merit in making lunar base? And science channel Kurzgesagt explains how Moon colonization advances by the creation of Moon Base.

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Technologies of human beings have advanced, technology to create a moon base has also begun to be born. NASA predicts that the budget for actually building the base is "200 to 40 billion dollars (2 to 20 million yen to 4 4 million yen)", and that time is "10 years".

This is more than the German 2017 national budget.

However, the return from this investment is immeasurable. Because the creation of the moon base makes it possible to develop new technologies and possibly obtain infinite resources.

With the creation of the lunar base, a new space development competition started, and it is also possible to expand the range of action in the solar system and beyond.

However, it is very difficult to make the government recognize "for future humanity" and "long-term investment" like lunar base.

In reality it is the development of a lunar base that is difficult to undertake, but what if it were supposed to start from this moment today? That's the theme of this movie.

In general, colonization is done in three stages.

Taking colonialization by European countries as an example ...

When a country discovers a new land, first a sovereign country flags the land and creates a station, but sovereign people do not live in that place. This is the first stage.

In the second stage, I will make a small settlement.

However, goods for living depend on import from sovereign countries.

At this time, some people can not survive ... ...

The surviving people make settlements.

This is the third stage. Full-fledged colonization is done, merchants and workers migrate, build wealth, and we will create possibilities for our family.

And I will send the wealth produced to the sovereign country. If you colonize the moon, you should follow the same three steps.

However, in the case of the month, unlike colonization which has been done so far, it will not kill a large number of people.

Of course, there are many problems until colonization of the moon. In the first place, the moon is not a "livable place" for humans. The first day of the month is equivalent to the 29th day of the earth ... ...

The highest air temperature is 127 degrees, the lowest air temperature is 173 degrees, it is a land with a large temperature difference.

There is no atmosphere that protects humans from meteorites and cosmic rays ... ...

The lunar surface is extremely dangerous for the human body and it is covered with a sharp chile that it may damage the DNA .

However, if you confront difficulties and do colonization, it will be something like the following. First, the first stage of the colony has already been done.

The lunar landing, which took place as a part of the space development competition 60 years ago, corresponds to the first stage of colonization.

From this moment NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter maps the moon and Chinese explorer · Yutu has ascertained that the constituent moon surface is "water · ice · metal".

In other words, it can be said that the first stage has already ended.

Humanity has entered the second phase of the colonization of the moon.

This second stage is the stage of making the first lunar base. It is estimated that the small scale lunar base that will be made first will be completed within 10 years.

Because it is very expensive to send supplies to the moon ......

The base sent to the moon is light, it is smaller than inflatable houses, and it is estimated that more than 12 people can not live.

However, it is said that it can be used as a shelter in preparation for a disaster.

It is thought that astronauts will not stay on the moon for a long time, and this residence will eventually be thrown away.

At this time, solar panels installed at the lunar base can not generate electricity at night, but during the day it provides enough power for human activity. It is expected that engineers and scientists will be sent to the lunar base for the first time ......

Studying the composition of the moon and experimenting on the use of things in the month, such as "making the ice of the moon water". If water can be secured, it will be possible not only to use it as drinking water, but also to grow plants.

If you create fuel from hydrogen, you will be able to supply electricity at night and increase the crew's activity hours.

And it is also important to be able to produce rocket fuel from oxygen and hydrogen.

Once fuel can be produced, the moon can be used as a fuel station and it can be used in missions of Mars and other places.

This is a great advantage as it makes it easier and cheaper to put the rocket in orbit with moon as the departure point rather than taking the earth as departure point.

Martian colonization may start from the moon.

However, in this state, if the investment stops, there is a possibility that the base will be abandoned, and it can not be said that it is true colonization. It is because we need to be self-sufficient to do true colonization and to support living on the moon through sending goods to the earth.

The time when the above is done is the third stage.

In the third stage, private enterprises will enter.

Valuable metals on the earth such as titanium, uranium, platinum, and gold are abundant in the moon, so companies that are mining these and transporting to the earth will have a big impact on the earth.

Also, since the moon contains abundant helium 3 used for nuclear fusion power generation, the future of mining helium 3 is also greatly conceivable. Actually, some companies have plans to build a lunar base for helium 3 extraction in China.

It is also possible to obtain inexpensive and clean energy by sending helium 3 from the moon to the earth.

Also, as the lunar base grows bigger, construction plans can be set up using the materials in the moon. Fortunately, it is possible to make concrete from what is in the moon. You can also use a mining robot to change the moon dust to organic compounds and create huge structures that can not be transported from the earth. In addition, tools necessary for the lives of people living on the moon can be created by 3D printers.

I do not know when colonies that can be self-sufficiency will be completed. Development gradually progresses, gradually becoming industrialized, the population will steadily exceed 100 people.

From this, two people who will make children for the first time outside the earth should come out.

This means that the moon is not a "place for scientists and engineers to work" but a place where people live and nurture families.

It is said that the growth of the colonies is fast since this transition took place. Increasing population such as settlements, schools and farmlands will be made more and more.

And it will be invested in all technologies to develop and maintain colonies.

How to use less water or recycle carbon efficiently to raise grain ... ....

You might find a way to recycle garbage 100%. These technologies are also very valuable to the planet.

The possibility that the first space elevator in the solar system will be created.

The space elevator makes it easy to move spacecraft, astronauts, supplies, etc. from the moon's orbit to the moon.

The moon turns into a hub in economic activity, its scale can not exist from now.

Will the child born in the month get the nationality of the parent's home country? Or are children born by the month all accepted in a completely new society? The point is that it is a mystery at the time of article creation. The month agreement that "any nation can not possess the moon" enacted in 1984 must also be reconsidered.

There are many problems but it is certain that the moon is a perfect sample to advance colonization in the solar system and the colonization of the moon integrates the countries and we survive when something happens to the earth It is a way to compensate for that.