[extropy-chat] Space colony behind the moon?

Henrique Moraes Machado (oplnk) hemm at openlink.com.br
Wed Oct 18 16:31:35 UTC 2006


Why not bury it a couple of kilometers below the surface of the moon? The 
moon itself is a good space station. It already has some gravity to begin 
with. and if safety is a concern, bury the base deep below the surface.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Damien Broderick" <thespike at satx.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Space colony behind the moon?


>
>>Could someone here tell me whether or not it would be physically
>>possible to place a space station in "Lunar-Synchronous" orbit, such
>>that the station would permanently "hover" over the "invisible" face
>>of the moon
>
> Yes.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrangian_point#L2
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