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Lunar caving
On Oct 23, 11:58*am, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:53:36 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch wrote: "Pits" found on the moon: http://www.newscientist.com/article/...-skylight-on-t... Opening to what seems to be a lunar lava tube has been found. *it seems to be a pit over 80 m deep. Considering that such lunar lava tubes are probably the key to establishing a permanent lunar base, exploration of this should be a high priority. How to do this on the cheap? Back in the early Gemini program, there were plans to use Gemini as a way to get men on the moon as early as 1966 using a single man open cockpit lander. http://www.astronautix.com/articles/bygemoon.htm *A variation could be resurrected using the Falcon Dragon capsule or the new NASA capsule launched atop either the Atlas V or the new large SpaceX launcher. This would be a very high risk mission with the person going from earth to the moon and landing on the moon by himself and then descending this deep hole by himself. *The person would have to be happy being alone for long times and comfortable descending deep pits. PICK ME, PICK ME, I VOLUNTEER. *Single handed sailor, experienced vertical caver. *This would be the ultimate caving trip, after doing this, nothing else would ever be necessary. *If things fail and death is likely, well, just give me a small cylinder of CO. *This could be the ultimate contribution to humanity. What's CO? I'd rather have a case of a good Scotch.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Carbon Monoxide. |
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