Reporting from the Lunar surface!
Imagine, it is the year 2165 and human technology has greatly advanced and our civilization has taken a massive leap in inhabiting the Moon. It has already been about two hundred years since humans first stepped on the Moon and a lot of development has taken place.
I am a kid born and brought up in the Lunar environment and I shall be describing my life to you all, the inhabitants of Earth!
Dear friends,
I know, you have always heard about the Moon being an unoccupiable environment with extreme conditions, however, with the lapse of time, life has also been possible on the Moon now. Hey there, writing to you from the surface of the Moon. For us, the Moon is our Earth, the Moon is our home. Though, compared with Earth, it is not a very pleasant place to live in but as the saying goes, need is the mother of invention - we are, with each passing day making the conditions more livable. You might be horror struck with some facts I share, but they are true. It’s just that they can’t be experienced on Earth which might make them seem unimaginable. Let me begin with something that everybody can resonate with: Gravity. You are able to experience the gravity of 9.8 m/s^2 on Earth, but I am able to experience 1/6th the gravity on Earth. You know, we have to exercise for hours a day to maintain our BMI. I am pretty sure I have more stamina than the best sportsperson on Earth. Working against gravity is what keeps us fit here.
We have our base near the lunar poles, mostly underground where there are vast amounts of water-ice and we enjoy low levels of light from the sun for several months. The environment on the Moon is much similar to what writer Edward Morgan described in his story, "The machine stops". My room is small, octagonal in shape. There is neither a window nor a lamp, yet it is filled with a soft blaze. I have an armchair with a reading desk by its side. That is all the furniture. I also have buttons all over my room, buttons to call for food, clothing, hot water bath (warm deodorized liquid, ofcourse!), etc. The room, though it contains nothing, is in touch with all that I care for, in the world.
The sight that I find the most phenomenal is the solar eclipse. When my forefeathers told me about this phenomenon, I never found it as appealing as I find it now. Maybe, it is because I am actually able to witness/see it from a distance. The Earth appears as a ring of red-orange light engulfing the sky and it seems so illuminating. Something even more surprising is that, even though I am sitting about 238,855 miles away from Earth, but sending eclipse photos to you wouldn’t take me more than a second. Here you go! I just sent it to you (through a pneumatic post) and there I am sure you received it! Getting on to our occupations, every Lunarian is a gardener at least. We take care of the plants within our reach, sphere of influence. Moreover, strides in space exploration have confirmed that the moon is a gold mine of rare, essential resources like Helium-3, molecular water, which is crucial for our living as well as for space exploration. Due to the great economic potential for mining, there are many people working in the sector of mining, extracting necessary resources for all of us. We also have researchers who analyze the movement of Earth, other heavenly bodies to make inferences. We all are collectively making our Lunar house up to the code. With each day we are becoming an interplanetary species.
Well! I’ll take your leave now. There is neither day nor night here, forcing me to isolate myself for some time to take some sleep. Till then I would like to hear your views about whether resources on the Moon should be free for all (as on Antarctica) or should territories be marked for resources?
I am a kid born and brought up in the Lunar environment and I shall be describing my life to you all, the inhabitants of Earth!
Dear friends,
I know, you have always heard about the Moon being an unoccupiable environment with extreme conditions, however, with the lapse of time, life has also been possible on the Moon now. Hey there, writing to you from the surface of the Moon. For us, the Moon is our Earth, the Moon is our home. Though, compared with Earth, it is not a very pleasant place to live in but as the saying goes, need is the mother of invention - we are, with each passing day making the conditions more livable. You might be horror struck with some facts I share, but they are true. It’s just that they can’t be experienced on Earth which might make them seem unimaginable. Let me begin with something that everybody can resonate with: Gravity. You are able to experience the gravity of 9.8 m/s^2 on Earth, but I am able to experience 1/6th the gravity on Earth. You know, we have to exercise for hours a day to maintain our BMI. I am pretty sure I have more stamina than the best sportsperson on Earth. Working against gravity is what keeps us fit here.
We have our base near the lunar poles, mostly underground where there are vast amounts of water-ice and we enjoy low levels of light from the sun for several months. The environment on the Moon is much similar to what writer Edward Morgan described in his story, "The machine stops". My room is small, octagonal in shape. There is neither a window nor a lamp, yet it is filled with a soft blaze. I have an armchair with a reading desk by its side. That is all the furniture. I also have buttons all over my room, buttons to call for food, clothing, hot water bath (warm deodorized liquid, ofcourse!), etc. The room, though it contains nothing, is in touch with all that I care for, in the world.
The sight that I find the most phenomenal is the solar eclipse. When my forefeathers told me about this phenomenon, I never found it as appealing as I find it now. Maybe, it is because I am actually able to witness/see it from a distance. The Earth appears as a ring of red-orange light engulfing the sky and it seems so illuminating. Something even more surprising is that, even though I am sitting about 238,855 miles away from Earth, but sending eclipse photos to you wouldn’t take me more than a second. Here you go! I just sent it to you (through a pneumatic post) and there I am sure you received it! Getting on to our occupations, every Lunarian is a gardener at least. We take care of the plants within our reach, sphere of influence. Moreover, strides in space exploration have confirmed that the moon is a gold mine of rare, essential resources like Helium-3, molecular water, which is crucial for our living as well as for space exploration. Due to the great economic potential for mining, there are many people working in the sector of mining, extracting necessary resources for all of us. We also have researchers who analyze the movement of Earth, other heavenly bodies to make inferences. We all are collectively making our Lunar house up to the code. With each day we are becoming an interplanetary species.
Well! I’ll take your leave now. There is neither day nor night here, forcing me to isolate myself for some time to take some sleep. Till then I would like to hear your views about whether resources on the Moon should be free for all (as on Antarctica) or should territories be marked for resources?
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