Man has already gone to the moon and survived to tell about it, but what if the Earth has some deadly threat that would change our lives forever? Where would we go? Scientists have been wondering about that for many years. If it happens, we might have the equipment to make a colony on the MOON!
NASA set up THIS SITE to show some of the tools they're working on.
The Lunar Electric Rover (LER) is a "space RV" that astronauts can live in. It can be a rover and a habitat for up to 14 days. The really cool thing about it is that when the astronauts want to explore they can by crawling into a hole that connects the spacesuit with the LER.
The All-Terrain Hex-Limbed Extra-Terrestrial Explorer (ATHLETE) is a robot that can lift payloads and habitats off the landers and put them where they need to be.
The Lunar Habitats will be where the astronauts live. The habitat contains a kitchen, office, bathrooms and beds. The habitats can be put together or rearranged like little pods, and are powered by solar panels sticking up on the roof.
One day, there will be enough money and enough time for us to build a real-life colony on the moon. When this happens, not only will people be able to live on another planet, but also, if our planet dies, we will have a back-up. I hope we can all go there some day.
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