Going back to the moon

[madazn89]

Hi,
I am doing a research paper on humans on the moon, building a lunar base and ect.
I just want to start this thread so people can pitch in ideas and stuff.
thanks
madazn


just found out that a process of electolysis could be used to break down titanium oxide found on moon to provide oxygen.

[UncleAl]

http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/moon2.htm
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/nasa3.htm
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/nasa2.htm

Moon Base Chachka
http://www.phobe.com/tp/

[Jay-qu]

what the that last link doesnt seem relevant at all - did you do that on purpose?

[CraigD]

There was quite a bit of discussion about this in 9/16/05 thread ”Back to the Moon in 2018”

Welcome to scienceforums, madazn. The search function here is your friend – it’s a good idea to use it to see if the discussion you’re looking for has already been started.

[madazn89]

thanks
madazn
i would like to keep this thread alive with ideas and stuff

[Tormod]

Moved to the space forum.

[madazn89]

thx

[madazn89]

ok
list of things I think are required:
1. food and water
2. source of power
3. shelter

have anyone read the article on possibilities of water at poles of moon?

I read an article on nasa.gov that said there are traces of ilmenite(titanium oxide) on the moon, what are the ways to extract it, by electric current, heating?

Can anyone explain to me how UV detection work to determine minerals on the moon? Does certain minerals reflect certain UV wavelengths?

[jamongo]

First I would like to say I was absolutely thrilled to learn we are going to go back.

My question here is this. When the Apollo program was ended, were there any scientific instruments left on the surface which are still active today? For example, anything to measure the number and size of any particles from space that strike the moon's surface. Obviously these would have to be passive devices, (I think). That information would be invaluable to any group that intended to stay for a period of time.
It seems to me it would be a shame if nothjing was left there for the future generations to use.

Jamongo

[CraigD]

Originally Posted by jamongo

When the Apollo program was ended, were there any scientific instruments left on the surface which are still active today? For example, anything to measure the number and size of any particles from space that strike the moon's surface.

I’ve read mention that the Apollo missions left nuclear powered (radioisotope thermoelectric) seismometers and magnetometers that continue to function today, registering such things as meteorite strikes, but can’t find authoritative confirmation of this. They also left completely passive retroreflector mirror arrays, allowing Earth – Moon ranging to within about 3 cm. These were part of a package called the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP), and later, the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP).

As near as I can tell, every other experiment run on the moon was man-operated, so the equipment is now moon scrap. I don’t believe any automatic particle detector was left on the moon – the only reference I can find to any such experiment is the man-operated Apollo 17 CRD experiment.

With the big improvements in automation that have been made since the 1970s, I’m hoping that the new missions will place more and better robotic instruments on the moon. Something like a modernized, 2018 version of 1973’s Luna 21’s Lunokhod 2 rover.