Space Colonies

Space Colonies
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Lance_Winslow]Lance Winslow

How would Space Colony inhabitants protect themselves from solar flares, incoming space debris and the perils that lie ahead? Is it feasible to put a colony on the Moon and one on Mars? Recently, this discussion came up in the online think tank and one individual said with regards to living in a space colony:



One would have to spend half their time in these safe shelters. Not very appealing. I think the best way to provide this shielding is to build our lunar outpost under the moon's surface. But again, there is much research that will need to be done in order to develop strategies and methods



Well you know I live in a Motor Coach and have been traveling the North America for the last 6-years, and I am fine with it, People live in submarines for 6-8 months, folks have lived in Skylab, and on the ISS. We put bad humans in prisons; they seem to adapt. Additionally with VR - virtual reality and proper communication, well they ought to be fine. I can think of a few super models that I would love to be locked in a cage with? :)

All these psychological tests have been done. Psychological profiles are known, Sci Fi writers like Ben Bova have written about this and NASA has way too many psychologists on their staff who are paid way too much, for common sense reports they produce. Living under the surface does make the most sense to protect against incoming space rocks.

Sometimes, I feel like there are too many studies and not enough action and we give NASA very little compared to the US Military, we ought to fund NASA 10-fold and then have them share the information learned with the rest of the Scientific Community, including military offshoots of technology.

The 22-year Solar Cycle theory is having a bit of a problem with probability considering the quiet periods and sudden events, there was one recently that was unexpected and of interest. Our solar system has a bubble around it from the energy it creates moving thru deep space, not all space is equal and our solar system travels around the larger system of varying densities, then we are affected by other events of nearby natures, which could destroy us, buffet us, or affect us in some way.

In a space colony with a good pre-warning system, which is totally feasible, you simply close the sky lights, windows, etc and shield up, no big deal if on the moon, facing the Sun, go below the ground about 10 feet or more good as gold, or titanium? But enough talk, pick a solution and let's go already, we have the technology, and we are stalling.

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