Lunar 'Ark'

[Tomorrow]

Whoa, Boy Scouts.....I guess being prepared is what it's all about (and not the Hokey Pokey ). Check this out.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070814-lunar-ark.html

 

[The Dukester]

Interesting. Who decides who gets to go to the "Sanctuary"?

 

[stratman]

I'm sure you guys saw "When Worlds Collide", they had a space ark and used it to go to a moon rotating a planet that eventually destroyed Earth. It was a George Pal production, he was the Lucas of his day.

 

[pzaur]

Interesting. Who decides who gets to go to the "Sanctuary"?

Only members of Audioholics.com!
(That is providing there is a decent ration of sexes...)

-pat

 

[Adam]

I'm guessing that any Lunar sanctuary would be a back-up for ones here on Earth. After all, if you can survive on the Moon, odds are you can survive here after an impact. The reason to have multiple sanctuaries is that you may not know the location of the impact with enough time to construct a sanctuary in a safe location.

 

[Tomorrow]

I'm guessing that any Lunar sanctuary would be a back-up for ones here on Earth. After all, if you can survive on the Moon, odds are you can survive here after an impact. The reason to have multiple sanctuaries is that you may not know the location of the impact with enough time to construct a sanctuary in a safe location.

Given a large enough impact, all life as we know it will likely get a snuff job... nuclear winter style.

Fun thought, eh?

 

[Adam]

Given a large enough impact, all life as we know it will likely get a snuff job... nuclear winter style.

Fun thought, eh?

Fun, indeed.

I just figure that if we can build a self-sustaining environment on the Moon, we could do the same thing here (probably underground). On a related note, I live about eight miles (I think) from Biosphere 2. Never been there, but if the news reports a giant impact, I might have to go buy a yearly pass or something...

 

[mtrycrafts]

Fun, indeed.

I just figure that if we can build a self-sustaining environment on the Moon, we could do the same thing here (probably underground). On a related note, I live about eight miles (I think) from Biosphere 2. Never been there, but if the news reports a giant impact, I might have to go buy a yearly pass or something...

I have a hard time visualizing such a base on the moon in the near future that could sustain enough living creatures for a lengthy stay, say a year or a decade before it 'might' be safe to return and to what? If longer, well, it was a good try.

 

[mtrycrafts]

(That is providing there is a decent ration of sexes...)

-pat

I don't think there is on the site.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Whoa, Boy Scouts.....I guess being prepared is what it's all about (and not the Hokey Pokey ). Check this out.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070814-lunar-ark.html

Yes, interesting. Someone needs to think about it, make some feasibility study, etc, now not when the rock is on final approach
I just have a hard time with it for the near term feasibility. 12 years is near term.

 

[stratman]

It won't work, the biggest problem is food, say they find a way of extracting oxygen and water from moon rocks (saw that on Discovery!) there's no way of producing a sustainable source of food for an extended period even with hydroponics, one small plant blight and there goes the neighborhood! Instead of running away to the moon they should really apply time and money for a viable planetary defense. Boy I sound like Buck Rogers.

 

[mtrycrafts]

It won't work, the biggest problem is food, say they find a way of extracting oxygen and water from moon rocks (saw that on Discovery!) there's no way of producing a sustainable source of food for an extended period even with hydroponics, one small plant blight and there goes the neighborhood! Instead of running away to the moon they should really apply time and money for a viable planetary defense. Boy I sound like Buck Rogers.

If the event is big enough to leave, it will be a very long time before one can return. Can you imagine being up there with no communications most likely to home, not help coming. People would go out of their minds stranded up there.

 

[stratman]

If the event is big enough to leave, it will be a very long time before one can return. Can you imagine being up there with no communications most likely to home, not help coming. People would go out of their minds stranded up there.

How about no A/V!!!!!!! And no Audioholics? Leave me here to get squashed!

 

[mtrycrafts]

How about no A/V!!!!!!! And no Audioholics? Leave me here to get squashed!

I think it would leave a lot of us behind.

 

[Adam]

If the event is big enough to leave, it will be a very long time before one can return. Can you imagine being up there with no communications most likely to home, not help coming. People would go out of their minds stranded up there.

Yeah, but can you imagine the view of the stars up there? Well, that is, until people start putting outdoor lighting outside their little survival huts. Stupid moon-based Home Depot.

Plus, a view of the ELE impact from the moon would probably be quite a site to behold. Sad, true, but whoever was up there would clearly have had some time to get used to the idea that it was going to happen.

 

[The Dukester]

I say as long as we have Bruce Willis, we're good. Just send him on out with a few nukes. No problema.

 

[pzaur]

I say as long as we have Bruce Willis, we're good. Just send him on out with a few nukes. No problema.

I'd rather have Chuck Norris or Mister Rogers (God rest his soul).

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-pat