Why don't space programs start a base on the Moon first as a "trial run"...

Sounds legit.

>Why don't space programs start a base on the Moon first as a "trial run"?... Aiming for a colony on Mars before making one on the Moon is like skipping the basic quests in a game and charging straight into the advanced quests.

We haven't done either one yet, nor are we about to do either, so why worry yet? Talking about future plans is not the same thing.

>(We should really explore our Earth fully before leaving for a broken dead one but thats another topic entirely.)

Dumb as fuck, but as you say, another topic.

>we've been able to build them for ages

Or at least we think we are able to build them. We've never built one, though. The proof is in the doing.

Your mass driver would have to be 15km as a bare minimum.

Because that would be the most expensive trial run ever.

No, we have built them, they are at most carnivals and theme parks.

there is literally no one working towards "space colonization" and no one gives a fuck

Semi - relate question because I don't want to start a new thread.

I just read Jupiter most habitable moons always have the same face pointing towards Jupiter.
Could you avoid some of Jupiters radiation by building on the "dark side of the moon" to cut down on shielding needed ?

Why everybody is fucking ignoring Moon?

A Base on Moon will a great cornestone for new missions later.

>New space missions to the deep space can be launched from a Lunar Base.

>Larger Spacecrafts could be built on Moon, where the lower gravity would require less thrust, fuel & propellants.

>Aiming for a colony on Mars before making one on the Moon is like skipping the basic quests in a game and charging straight into the advanced quests.

Could I train in one of these like Goku on his way to planet Namek?