A Science Vision report about living on the Moon - how it can be do

Joe: I note that China is building a nuc. powered
lunar rover for launch in 2012. Guess they haven't
heard you can't walk on the moon. I expect if we want
to visit that pleasant orb, we should start learning
Chinese. Seems like Firefly/Serenity is going to be
closer to the reality of space society than our wild
west template. Ah well, maybe Joss Whedon is a time
traveler,,,

GAry 7

>
> > Many visionaries have designed and are still
> designing Moon bases and
> > space stations around Earth, but, as is usual in
> many such
> > presentations,
> > ignore the basics of physics, engineering and
> specific conditions,
> > often in ignorance, or with a wishful "no problem"
> attitude. Since
> > the Apollo moon
> > landings, we know quite a bit more about the
> conditions of the
> > Moon's surface, but the artist-designers do not
> take these into
> > account and are still in
> > the science fiction phase, or rather, fiction
> only.
>
> I don't see that at all. Have you read "The Lunar
> Base Handbook" by
> Peter Eckhart, for example? This has not only the
> basics but the
> details of the physics, engineering, and specific
> conditions, including
> data from Apollo and later missions, all taken into
> account in the
> specific plans. And that's just the first example I
> happened to spot
> on my shelf; I'm sure there are others.
>
> > As the engineer in electrics, mechanics and energy
> conversion
> > systems that I am... You can
> > download the first chapter FOR FREE here:
> >
http://www.draaisma.net/space-tourism/moon_base_landing.php