Colonization: Is It Possible?

[Lørd Tøny]

get giant fan powered tubes and run them up to the moon and other planets

problem oxygen?

And where are you going to get the oxygen for the "fan powered tubes and run them up to the moon and other planets?" Are you suggesting we have one long ass breathing tube reaching from the earth to the moon?

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[Sabbin]

And where are you going to get the oxygen for the "fan powered tubes and run them up to the moon and other planets?" Are you suggesting we have one long ass breathing tube reaching from the earth to the moon?

There are many things wrong with that idea.

[Lørd Tøny]

First thing we need is a way to be able to plant vegetation in space. It's more sensible to find a way to plant a tree on the moon rather than getting a giant ass breathing tube.

[Saber15]

First thing we need is a way to be able to plant vegetation in space. It's more sensible to find a way to plant a tree on the moon rather than getting a giant ass breathing tube.

both ideas are completely ridiculous. the moon has effectively no atmosphere, and if you were to magically give it one, it'd fade away after a few thousand years.

[Kochieboy]

First thing we need is a way to be able to plant vegetation in space. It's more sensible to find a way to plant a tree on the moon rather than getting a giant ass breathing tube.

I say we find a planet with an atmosphere that is very similar to just like the earth's (Remember, trees can not grow without CO₂, O₂, Nutrients, and H₂O). Then plant vegetation, let the vegetation spread. Once the vegetation has grown to the point where we can survive off of it, start colonizing.

[Vegetarian Zombie]

I say we find a planet with an atmosphere that is very similar to just like the earth's (Remember, trees can not grow without CO₂, O₂, Nutrients, and H₂O). Then plant vegetation, let the vegetation spread. Once the vegetation has grown to the point where we can survive off of it, start colonizing.

This would take a very, very long period of time, not to mention how long it would take to find a somewhat earth-like planet...

[Kochieboy]

Another thing, we cant survive on an atmopshere consisting of O₂, we need a mixture of O₂, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, other stuff like that.

[Fredulus]

or space suits and buildings with airlocks and breathable air inside.....

[Vegetarian Zombie]

or space suits and buildings with airlocks and breathable air inside.....

This could be the easiest one proposed...
but how would the spacesuits contain enough air to build? It would take many trips back to earth (or at least to an orbital space station) to get more air for the suits, and the buildings for that matter.

[Nymethus]

They're going to send stuff to Mars.

It doesn't seem possible. Almost every planet is inhabitable but earth.

Tardigrades are able to survive in extreme environments that would kill almost any other animal.

[TeslaCoil]

NASAS shuttle program was the only thing shut down. The Corporation itself isn't out of commission.

ONLY the Shuttle program.

I think it had something to do with the expense of rocket fuel or something.

They're going to send stuff to Mars.
Tardigrades are able to survive in extreme environments that would kill almost any other animal.

[sarcasm]Tarigrades should be able to study and report back to us. After all they can survive the extreme environment.[/sarcasm]

[Saber15]

NASAS shuttle program was the only thing shut down. The Corporation itself isn't out of commission.

ONLY the Shuttle program.

I think it had something to do with the expense of rocket fuel or something. [sarcasm]Tarigrades should be able to study and report back to us. After all they can survive the extreme environment.[/sarcasm]

no, it's because the shuttles have been flying nearly constantly for 30 years. they're extremely expensive, susceptible to slight changes in weather causing delays in takeoffs, and they're dangerous.

[TeslaCoil]

no, it's because the shuttles have been flying nearly constantly for 30 years. they're extremely expensive, susceptible to slight changes in weather causing delays in takeoffs, and they're dangerous.

That still rests my case. It was out of expense.

[Saber15]

That still rests my case. It was out of expense.

out of nasa's budget, yes it was expensive compared to the russian soyuz rockets, and they don't have enough dosh to build the ares rockets. they were going to eventually get rid of it regardless of how much money they had, because you don't want to be flying 30 year old rockets.

[xxjpxx]

Well the shuttle was impractical in many cases. (Not always, but often). The solid rocket boosters would occasionally fail to deploy their parachutes, resulting in them sinking. The external tank would burn up in the atmosphere, and that is the biggest part on the space shuttle stack. Also, the orbiter has to go through extensive maintenance to be certified for flight. All those components are getting shipped in from the surrounding states (The fuel tank comes from New Orleans by barge). All these expenses added up (even though the massive Saturn V was not much different, no component could ever be used again). If anyone in the US tries to fly into space again, they are going to need to come up with more practical, reusable devices.