Not much has been happening on the lunar tourism front.
Tourism on the Moon would be very exciting for the lucky individuals who will be able to afford it. Amazingly, humankind has had the technology to create a lunar abode for the last few decades. What we have lacked was the will to go and stay.
Besides, there is no need for a human presence on the Moon; robots can do the job cheaper and safer. This is certainly true; so we need to create a reason to have humans there (Image 1).
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| Image 1: A rather optimistic view of future lunar activities |
Only one industry requires humans in space: tourism. And just like tourism (basically) drove the airline industry to unparalleled economic heights, so will the spaceline industry.
Both scientists and tourist will find the Moon an exciting and interesting place to visit. By providing the infrastructure for both, we can expand on the human experience.
The first real Moon base will be assembled rather than constructed (Image 2). Each module will be fit together to form a larger site.
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| Image 2: Moon base modules that can be flown today! |
A human presence in cislunar space will not be cheap, but costs can be reduced using a modular approach (Image 3).
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| Image 3: A promising start of a thriving lunar base |
Eventually, the lunar base will grow into a lunar colony (Image 4), and humans will have finally cemented the claim of "space–faring" civilization.
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| Image 4: A peek at a future Moon colony |
But that's another story to be told sometime in the near future.
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