MAN ON THE MOON BY: MARISSA LANGEVIN

Colonizing the Moon

Cons greatly outweigh the pros $10-20 billion each year Being strapped to bed could hurt Hard to hold food, brush teeth, and other everyday

tasks

Colonizing the Moon (cont.)

Earth’s over-population Ozone layer depletion

Apollo Missions

Nine Apollo missions Seven missions were successful The first two missions had to go back to Earth

before landing First mission made 10 orbits around the Moon Second mission came within 50,000 feet of

landing

LCROSS “Shooting the Moon”

Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) “shot the Moon” on October 9th, 2009

Satellite sent to Cabeus A crater in search of ice by the southern lunar pole

Found ice, can be chemically reduced to oxygen

Marius Crater

Only area on the Moon with oxygen Enough oxygen to sustain a colony 213 wide by 269 feet deep Could help us find other craters with

oxygen

Spacesuits

Regulate temperature and oxygen Slow muscle atrophy and bone

decalcification Takes 500 man-hours (2 ½ years) for one

person to make one spacesuit Spacesuits are 3/16” thick Made of 11 materials

Spacesuits (cont.)

Apollo spacesuits: 180 pounds (30 lbs on Moon) Current spacesuits: 310 pounds (103.5 lbs on

Moon) White because they reflect the sun’s light and

heat

When We Might Colonize

Within the next 40-70 years No definite plans where on the Moon to

colonize $10-20 billion per year to sustain colony

Pros of Colonizing

Great space observation location Rest stop for astronauts, place to refill

rocket fuel

Cons of Colonizing

Many health risks Lunar soil is extremely abrasive and toxic,

causes serious lung conditions Hospitals would have difficulty functioning on

the Moon Risk of falling off the Moon into the never-ending

depths of space

Health Risks

Spines and digestive systems would grow to abnormal lengths

Children would die before having offspring Very poor blood circulation Muscle atrophy Bone decalcification

Evolution to New Species

Evolution is constantly occurring In space, humans would evolve into a

completely new species or die out

Thank You for Watching

To me, colonizing the Moon is an expensive and risky task that may cause more harm than good to the human race in the long-run.

I hope you enjoyed my presentation

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