When we build a lunar colonies on the moon we are going to need to build them underground to protect those in the colony and our astronauts from solar and space radiation. Unfortunately it is rather hard to dig and that requires some pretty robust equipment. And we know it costs a lot of money to deliver heavy-duty equipment to the moon because it of its weight. However if we can make light-weight materials to create a digging machine which uses a laser to dig then perhaps we can build a lunar colony underground fairly rapidly. How so you ask? I propose that we make a small laser enabled digging machine. Once the laser cuts through the dirt a conveyor belt or industrial vacuum will remove the debris and the laser will then use its power to molecularly realign the molecules in the sides of the tunnel so it will not collapse. Living underground in lunar colonies makes the most sense. Since the moon does not have enough gravity to maintain an atmosphere to protect people from the solar and space radiation. A laser digger to build underground lunar colonies therefore makes sense. If we are to live on the moon we will need to be careful to build our colonies with lightweight materials and that means we may not be able to bring all of the habitats building material from Earth. If we use an underground lunar colony we can't use the walls of the tunnel for the walls of our colony. Please consider this a 2006. |
