MAN ON THE MOON BY: MARISSA LANGEVIN

Colonizing the Moon

Cons greatly outweigh the pros Humans won’t inhabit the Moon, it will be a whole

new species $10-20 billion each year to sustain Being strapped to bed could hurt Hard to hold food, brush teeth, and other everyday

tasks

Moon vs. Mars

Has been discussed among astronauts for over 50 years

Decided that we will colonize the Moon before Mars

The Moon is 238,857 miles away, Mars is between 36 million to 250 million miles away

Could get to Moon in 3 weeks going at 500 MPH on a jetliner; 6 months to go to Mars

Apollo Missions

Nine Apollo missions have been sent into space Seven missions had men land on the Moon 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

Sent a satellite into the Cabeus A crater in search of ice by the southern lunar pole

Found the ice, which can be chemically reduced to oxygen

Marius Crater

Only known area on the Moon with oxygen

Enough oxygen to sustain a colony 213 wide by 269 feet deep Could lead to breakthrough and help us

find other craters with oxygen

Spacesuits

Help to regulate temperature and oxygen Will help to slow muscle atrophy and

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

person to make one spacesuit All spacesuits are 3/16” thick, and made

of 11 materials

Spacesuits (cont.)

Apollo spacesuits weighed 180 pounds (30 lbs on Moon)

Current spacesuits weigh 310 pounds (103.3 lbs on Moon)

Spacesuits are 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 Would cost $10-20 billion per year to

sustain the colony

Pros of Colonizing

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

fuel Telephone‘s could be used on the Moon, with

only a 3 second delay

Cons of Colonizing

Many health risks Lunar soil is extremely abrasive and toxic, and

causes serious lung conditions Hospitals would have difficulty functioning on

the Moon There is a risk of getting hit by a meteorite Risk of jumping too high, or falling off the Moon

into the never-ending depths of space

Health Risks

Still developing children and young adults’ 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

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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