One of these days, Alice.

[Shamar]

As for the actual question of the thread, I'm not sure why people want to colonize the moon.

I am having trouble accepting that a science nerd (Bible believing or not) would NOT be interested in colonizing the Moon. It may be my thinking is a bit skewed (or more likely broken), but I am an explorer. That was not just my career, but is the essence of my being. Any geologist worthy of the name will practically have an orgasm over the prospect of having an entire new planet (or even moon) to do field work in and figure out.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

Until the regolith issues are sorted out no one going to moon or mares.

 

[Jonn]

 

[Jonn]

I follow this topic closely. We do have the technology right now. It would be relatively "primitive"... maybe a bit dangerous, at times, but yes.

I thought our little friend was focusing on Mars.

That said, that tech is on a truly rapid exponential curve of advancement. What we will have in 2026 and 2028 and 2030 will seem like sci-fi as compared to 2025. We are living in some amazing times with regards to all of this.

I hope so.
I don't have decades left in me, so a little excitement...

Spoiler

...other than a nuclear holocaust...

...would be nice.
Some ACTUAL aliens would be icing on the cake.

 

[Jonn]

"One of these days, Alice" is a tag line from a 1950s American sitcom. I've never seen the show but sometimes heard the phrase when I was growing up.

I have seen the reruns.
I am showing my age.
It is so politically incorrect that I can't imagine it is still available in the general public TV media.
I'd like to know if this isn't the case.

Spoiler: bad joke

Threatening your spouse with physical violence is out of fashion these days.
I wonder why?

 

[FayetheADHDsquirrel]

@Shamar I had two chemistry sets and an electromagnetic kit as a kid and loved playing with both. Even prior to being old enough for those, I would test cause and effect with things like water pressure. My favorite subject was science and I would seek friendship as a child by asking other children what their favorite subject was and sharing science facts that I had learned or things I had noticed while experimenting. I would also disect plant parts and take apart electric gadgets and try to figure out how the gadgets worked. Even when very young, I would follow insects around with a magnifying glass and say that I was "sciencing" them. There is a previous comment on this thread where I listed a few of my childhood experiments.That said astronomy in particular was never that high up the list of preferred science fields and I was not a fan of science fiction which living on the moon sounds a bit like. Of course it could be interesting to compare moon rocks to earth rocks or moon soil to earth soil, but I don't intend to travel on no space ship to do it.

 

[Judge]

I was thinking of another "Alice". When she's ten feet tall....

 

[Aspychata]