NASA’s Artemis program aims to land the first woman and next man on the moon in 2024, hoping to pave the way for a lunar location for new space exploration missions, and a new study calculate the cost of living there.
Money financial experts, Dot Zinc subsidiary and a credit broker for consumer credit products published an article titled “How to Get a Mortgage on the Moon!” last March 11th. In the first lunar mortgage guide, calculations put the cost of living on the Moon at about $ 325,067 a month.
The lunar real estate property proposed to have life-preserving features such as air seals, industrial-grade heating and air conditioning system, meteorite-proof windows, insulation and power supply, with all these needs posing a combined cost of $ 40 million (£ 29 million). ).
The money also estimates that the overall cost of building a fully functioning house on the Moon is about $ 48 million (£ 34,892,500.06), and the later houses built will be slightly cheaper.
The mortgage guide also takes into account several factors, such as the average reduced price of properties here on land and the costs of transporting tools and equipment.
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Guide to lunar life
Aside from the stellar costs of living on the moon, Money has also provided a guide on how to live life in the new environment. From food cultivation to energy generation, it summarizes the requirements for every aspect of lunar life.
Since the first possible residents on the moon will have no power source, Money strongly recommends purchasing a small nuclear reactor as an independent power source.
However, a small nuclear reactor stands at $ 1.3 billion (£ 1 billion). An alternative, however, is the use of solar panels. Although size and capacity were not specified, the report said 17 panels would be enough to power a house, costing just $ 23,000 (£ 17,000).
When it comes to food, since food delivery is not an option, lunar residents will have to cultivate their own food supply. In a four-person home, seven greenhouses are required to produce the ton of food needed to feed themselves. Of course, to ensure growth, water is another requirement: the credit broker estimates 5.4 tons of water each year for vegetation and hygiene. The best method for long-term water supply, as proposed above, is to purify and reuse liquid waste.
Brief history of men on the moon
To date, the Moon remains the only place beyond Earth where humans have set foot, with Neil Armstrong being the first on July 20, 1969. Followed by Buzz Aldrin, the two Apollo 11 astronauts walk for about three hours, observing the environment and collecting samples to return to earth. So far, there have been twelve people who have had the experience of setting foot on the moon, from the two astronauts on Apollo 11 to Harrospm Schmitt on the Apollo 17 mission, who made their lunar orbit. December 11-14, 1972.
Although studies have revealed the presence of water on the moon’s surface, NASA says it still cannot support life as we know it, mainly because of its very fine atmosphere, called the exosphere.
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