earth only natural satellite
average distance to earth: ~[384 400 km]
area: 37 930 000 km2
supervised by bostrom under moon code
moon flag
feautres
gravitation is key source of rhythms on earth
gravity is not even
have peaks of eternal light in the north pole
south pole is crazy cold
dust could be a problem or opportunity: oxygen and silicon
300,000 craters wider than 1 km
perfect fit
space exploration
robotics production
space tourism
competitive advantage over earth
cheap energy
low gravity
no atmosphere
problems
coordination
the most complex project in the human history
ephemeral ownership exists
one of the less obvious difficulties lies not with the moon itself
but rather with the political and national interests of the nations engaged in colonization
assuming that colonization efforts were able to overcome the difficulties outlined above
there would likely be issues
- regarding the rights of nations and their colonies
- to exploit resources on the lunar surface
- to stake territorial claims
- and other issues of sovereignty
- which would have to be agreed upon
- before one or more nations
- established a permanent presence on the moon
the ongoing negotiations and debate regarding the antarctic
- is a good case study for prospective lunar colonization efforts
- in that it highlights the numerous pitfalls of developing/inhabiting a location
- that is subject to the claims of multiple sovereign nations
the key to overcompete moon disputes
is to move physical bostrom infrastructure on the moon
and bootstrap there proof-of-location services
making communications faster and more affordable there
before moving hardware there is a room
for building basic software infrastructure
in parallel learning dia bostrom how to recover earth