People can settle on the Moon in 2022

NASA scientists claim humans can settle on the Moon for $ 10 billion over the next 7 years.

People can settle on the Moon in 2022. (Photo: NASA)

According to Science Alert, among New Space special magazines published in March 2016, a group of space experts, including leading scientists from the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), describe in detail. how humans set up colonies on the Moon in the next 7 years for $ 10 billion.

The lessons learned and human technology used to build an extraterrestrial base, such as on the Moon, are the key to colonizing Mars and other planets, according to scientists.

"My concern is not the Moon. For me, the Moon is like a boring concrete ball. But we will not have the foundation to study settling on Mars without knowing how to do it. This is on the Moon, "said Chris McKay, cosmologist and editor of New Space magazine.

The Apollo program for the first time brought people to the Moon in 1972 at a cost of $ 150 billion at current prices. People have not returned to the Moon since then because the cost is too high.

"The United States could lead the way to bring people back to the Moon in the next 5-7 years, with an estimated total cost of $ 10 billion, " Alexandra Hall, NASA scientist, concluded in an article published on New Space magazine.

McKay said new technologies such as self-driving cars and waste recycling toilets are useful in space. They reduce the cost of the Moon colonization process .

According to research documents, the Moon base will be home to 10 people in the first year, and gradually increase to 100 after a decade.3D printing technology is used to create necessary personal devices and personal belongings.

The housing complex is more likely to be built on the outer rim of one of the Moon poles, which receives more sunlight than the rest. This helps solar powered devices work.

Astronauts can live in the same environment as the inflatable housing of Bigelow Aerospace, USA. This is a radiation-resistant design that allows many live activities to take place, as well as easy storage and transport. The crop is fertilized by toilet recycling of human waste into energy, clean water and nutrients, like a green toilet funded by the Gates Foundation.

Many are concerned that the amount of 10 billion USD is too big compared to NASA's annual budget of 3-4 billion USD for space exploration. But according to experts, this cost is reasonable if there is cooperation between NASA and many other space agencies and rocket fuel suppliers.