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... will commence the second half-century of the civil space age, and it could also mark the beginning of a program to create the first city on the Moon and the initiation of the permanent expansion of the World's human civilization beyond the Earth. In commenting upon the opening stage of the new ...

... "The Lunar Dust," "A Volcano on the Moon?," "The Other Side of the Moon—in Theory," "The Other Side of the Moon—in Fact," "The Journey to the Moon," "The Principles of Interplanetary Flight," "Landing on the Moon," "Mining on the Moon," "Power on the Moon," "Lunar Agriculture," and "Building on the Moon ...

... more durable than the current spacesuits. Many sporting events similar to those on Earth will be played on the Moon. However, there will be one big exception. The low gravity on the Moon means individuals will ... kinds of new games can be invented on the Moon. Instead of snowboarding, folks on the Moon might have regoboarding which would involve sliding down the regolith on the sides of craters. It is likely that ...

... can only have weight in a gravity field, like on the Earth or on the Moon. The Moon is in the gravitational sphere of influence of the Earth (which is why it is in orbit), but it ... that massive. The Moon's density (mass divided by volume) is about 208 pounds per cubic foot, roughly 60 percent of Earth's density. Comparing the mass of the Moon with the mass of the Earth shows how much less massive the Moon is. Remember, a ton is 2,000 pounds. Mass of: pounds Moon 162,000,000,000 ...

... the Moon is either sunlight bouncing off the Moon and into our eyes (the bright part of a crescent Moon), or sunlight bouncing off the Earth, then the Moon and back into our eyes (the dim part of a crescent Moon). Earthlight, the light during the lunar ...

... experience the Moon's level of gravity. The moon is rich in resources and energy. Humans will use the Moon to generate clean safe energy for the Earth. Humans will also mine metals and other materials on the Moon that will be used to reduce the level of mining activities ...

The Moon actually has three lengths, and its shape is technically known as a triaxial ellipsoid. As you look at the Moon, there is an axis that runs straight through it at the center pointing ... to each other, but very close. The differences in the lengths of these three axes give the Moon a sort of egg shape (but not very much), with the fat end pointing to Earth, and ... maps yet of the Moon to have an exact number for the diameters noted above, but on average the diameter of the Moon is about ~ 2,160 miles. http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/moon_worldbook.html (See ...

... the atmosphere with the long (red) wavelengths. Since all the colors are now getting through the atmosphere, to our eyes the Moon appears white. The colors of the Moon as seen from the Earth's surface are also determined by the dust or moisture found in the atmosphere. Dust also absorbs the shorter (blue) wavelengths of light making the Moon ...

... were functioning, the Apollo seismographs recorded hundreds of small meteor impacts over the course of the year on the Moon's surface. The mechanical energy released by some of these small meteors impacting the Moon might have been observed as very small explosions, say the size of ...

... community or city on the Moon, and perhaps more than one, but doing so will depend on several factors. One factor is finding useful things to do on the Moon, because we're not doing this just for fun. In the early years support from Earth will be critical, and it will be easy for support to wane among the general ... animals and insects. The kinds of activities we seek to undertake on the Moon will influence the design. A base designed solely to provide support to some infrared (IR) telescopes on the Moon will be a ...

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