Is it possible to colonize the moon? How could it be done?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Famous theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking thinks that, not only can we colonize the moon, but that we should. Hawking said in his book Brief Answers to the Big Questions <\/em>that humans are quickly outgrowing Earth, and they need to colonize outer space or they will go extinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s how moon colonization could work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n But is colonizing space even possible? And if so, how do we go about it? Hawking thinks it is possible, and he suggests that we start by colonizing the moon, followed by Mars<\/strong>. He argues that the cost of a program to build bases\u2014and ultimately colonies\u2014there would amount to only a few percent of the world GDP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, Hawking expects that the experience that we gain from building colonies on the moon and Mars, combined with future advances in propulsion technology, would eventually enable us to expand beyond our solar system. He concedes that the laws of physics make it impossible for a spacecraft to travel faster than light, but he points out that there are about a thousand stars within 30 light years of earth. Theoretically, these stars will eventually be reachable by spacecraft. If even a small percentage of these stars have habitable planets, that will give mankind a lot of new real estate to settle.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow We Can Colonize the Moon and Beyond<\/h2>\n\n\n\n