Dear MEL Topic Readers,
How easy will it be to build a moon base?
Everyone knows NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, an independent US federal agency responsible for space programs and aerospace research. They sent first men on the moon a half-century ago. Though their recent focus has been on Mars exploration, they are planning to send people to the Moon again and also to set a lunar orbiting platform called the Gateway. Another well-known space agency is the European Space Agency, or ESA. an intergovernmental organization to explore space by 22 member states. They have a plan to build a moon village that is inhabited by a diverse population ranging from scientists to artists.
Also, there is the Chinse space agency called CNSA, China National Space Administration. Last year, they successfully landed an unmanned moon explorer on the far side of the moon. They are planning further explorations of the moon to build a permanent moon community.
Besides these powerful and resourceful government space agencies, there are private initiatives that are trying to send people to the moon.
But how soon will these plans be realized? The temperatures of the moon range from -173 to 127 degrees Celsius, there are two-week daylight days and two-week darkness days, and there is plenty of radiation but only one-sixth of gravity on the moon. The basic human necessities such as air, water, food, and power all need to be brought in from earth or sourced from the moon. How will all these challenges be met?
Enjoy reading and learn about the challenges humans are trying to meet.
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