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I wonder why they stopped exploring the moon in the 60s of the last century? Maybe there is something found? How many years have passed, but the information is still kept in strict confidence.

All the info is public, massive amounts of it.

Lunar orbits were believed all unstable due to uneven gravity issues, but four stable lunar orbits were located that sort of weave a path between these concentrated areas of mass.

Therefore an orbiting satellite is possible. Whether it's practical to man it is another issue. Certainly an interesting idea.

Yes, Moon is actually outside of Earth's magnetic field. So unlike ISS, proposed Deep Space Gateway will be bombarded by cosmic radiation.

Actually, over a period of time and with some ingenuity, lunar dirt could be moved up to orbit and form a massive shield. That'd take some native propellants from the Moon, but maybe something like an orbiting station would get people thinking down those lines.

Quote from: Lancusters on May 11, 2017, 10:39:38 PM

I heard that the moon is Helium-3. This is a material that is on the earth practically does not occur and 1 kg of the substance could power a small city during the year. May be this is the reason for such interest in the moon? Why Trump wants to sell the U.S. oil reserves? I think he knows something.

Is any single country even allowed to modify anything on the moon? From what I remember it's considered "common heritage" for mankind. I mean, it would probably suck if they start modify stuff up there that would be visible here on Earth.
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The ultimate use of the Moon is as the Coca Cola sign in the sky.

Oh, like red Santa is a "tradition". Sigh. Hopefully there are already multiple countries capable of doing that that they'd be checking each other. I mean, maybe they'd police each other so much to uphold previous agreement about space that they end up not building anything at all.

Quote from: Lancusters on May 12, 2017, 09:08:06 PM

The ultimate goal is to turn the moon into a factory for the extraction of minerals, military base and launch pad for spacecraft which will fly to other planets. In any case, our descendants may not see the moon like we used to see her.

Yup, heard of the plan to use it as a launching site for further travel to other planets. If everyone restrict construction to the far side, then it wouldn't be visible on Earth.

What I'm worried is what would happen when they start extracting resources out of it. Wouldn't that affect any important stat like its mass? Wouldn't that be more noticeable considering the greater difference between the size of Earth and the moon?