Let's talk about colonizing the moon first, would it be a shit idea or a good idea?
Pros: You can launch rockets off it, using less fuel to get to mars or other planets than starting on Earth.
Closer to Earth so sending resources wouldn't be a problem.
Con: No atmosphere.
Can get hit by an asteroid and cause damage to the colony.
Can be built underground and have the entrance look like a two by four manhole cover.
Just bury your facilities deep inside the moon and you solve both the cons you mentioned
Worth it if they can build it underground.
Not worth it otherwise.
Lunar drilling technology will have to be developed.
I think colonizing the asteroids belt makes even more sense.
>Abundant source of material
>0g, no escape velocity to overcome
>can hollow out some huge ass asteroids to set up base inside providing extra protection
>Lunar drilling
>Not just blowing up the moon with a MOAB or FOAB
>haul up 20,000 lb bomb one time use
vs.
>haul up 2000 lb specialized solar powered drilling equipment that can work forever
good try brainlet.
Atmosphericless worlds are the future. If we can master that we've passed the great filter.
You mean being in a space suit 24/7 is the future?
You don't like it?