Kolya on 14/11/2009 at 03:53
Equipping my lunar lander with water-skis as we speak.
PeeperStorm on 14/11/2009 at 04:02
So what we need is a way to generate some heat where the sun don't shine?
demagogue on 14/11/2009 at 04:24
Quote Posted by Tocky
But it's damn cold where the sun don't shine on the moon. Wouldn't the energy expendature for heat be too great for a base?
Don't ask me! :erm:
I don't have a clue about the technicalities. I only semi-recall things I've read. They were just saying if there's a source of water, that's a good thing because then you get a (practically, for a base small enough) unlimited supply of oxygen and rocket fuel. I think they'd figure out a way to get the water and still have their base in a place where it can be sustainable. Maybe they'll get robots to go down and mine the stuff and bring it back for all I know...
Tocky on 14/11/2009 at 04:30
Equipping my lunar sex toys as we speak.
Pyrian on 14/11/2009 at 05:18
Quote Posted by CCCToad
Ok, on a serious note, didn't we already know that there was a small amount of water on the moon?
We had very good reasons to think so, but we were only
sure of the hydrogen component, as I understand it.
Quote Posted by Tocky
But it's damn cold where the sun don't shine on the moon. Wouldn't the energy expendature for heat be too great for a base?
I don't think you'd build the base
in the ever-dark craters, merely nearby as a resource. The
rims of those same polar craters are actually some of the
best places to put solar power arrays.
Gingerbread Man on 14/11/2009 at 06:22
Quote Posted by Article
What other secrets will the moon reveal? The analysis continues!
They had me up until there.
Which, okay... that's the end. But still.
Hydroxyl signatures consistent with a water vapor cloud in sunlight aren't going to fill my Moon Jacuzzi :grr:
Rug Burn Junky on 14/11/2009 at 06:28
Quote Posted by suliman
So, the results came up positive
Yeah, we hit that.
Chade on 14/11/2009 at 10:52
Fuck yeah. Although I think I heard somewhere that the water isn't dense enough to be usefully mined ... but who knows what will happen over time.
Also:
Quote:
What other secrets will the moon reveal? The analysis continues!
Someone get hollywood onto this.
PotatoGuy on 14/11/2009 at 13:53
Still, it's a bit weird they discover water just when they hear they can't do any more moon flights...
SD on 14/11/2009 at 13:58
Quote Posted by Jason Moyer
I'm surprised, well not surprised...I'm disappointed this isn't the big headline for every news outlet today. This has to be the most exciting thing I've read in my lifetime.
I seem to recall it was bigger news a few months back when India originally discovered the water on the moon.
