[ExI] Moon Bases Not Needed (Kevin) (Dan)

[Kevin G Haskell]

Dan wrote:

>There are many paths to the top of the mountain. Also, one might like to
>have a safe haven in case whatever comes next is not anything like what
>folks here are planning or hoping for. For instance, imagine one of the
horror >scenarios plays out -- nanotech gone wild or Skynet or whatever
(e.g., >someone doses me with caffeine again:). It might be good idea to
have >some people and assets off world.
>?
>By the way, I think the costs you're estimating are high even for a
>government space program. But if one works at this via non-governmental
>programs -- i.e., voluntarilty, costs might be much lower (and development
>might proceed along many fronts, e.g., building up capabilities piecemeal
>as opposed to one monster project that sucks in gobs of resources and
>people).
>?
>Regards,
>?

If things go horrible on Earth, it will be a quick and easy stop off at the
moon by the new AGI species to finish the job and end the rest of us.

Prices won't just include getting a few people there, but creating enough
secure buildings to create a decent sized community, complete with human,
animal, and plant life.  So we are likely looking at least a trillion
dollars, and it would really only make sense if we needed to locate the same
materials somewhere up there that are mostly located in China as
"rare-earth" materials.  Then they would have to be able to have mining
equipment up their somehow, and then get it back to Earth on a regular
basis.

Kevin
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