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First person to drive around the moon and other assorted fun
Although it's a little unclear whether the Bush administration's plan to return mankind to the moon will come to fruition, I think we all know that at some point it's inevitable. One of the more obvious developments is an extended stay there, perhaps several months at a time. And when you think of people being on a moon/planet, needing to move from one place to another is important just like it is on earth. I wonder when the first road will be laid on the moon. Looking forward a little further, I find it cute to think of the first person or team to strike out driving across the whole circumference of the moon. That would be quite a historic accomplishment -- and I expect it will be done long before there is a road around the moon. 10,000 km. That's a long, dusty drive. Here are some other interesting future events to consider relating to the moon:
  | First person to be buried on the moon |
  | New games invented by people on the moon to take the lessened gravity into account |
  | First baby born on the moon (I expect that pregnant women will return to earth to have their babies, but eventually I could see this being done) |
  | World records that pertain to things done on the moon. Maybe they'd be called "Moon records" since their not really "World" records. I could see long jump being a good one. (Obviously this would require the development of space suits that are much less restrictive) It would be fun to make a mathematical model to predict what the limits of human long jump would be on the Moon. |
UPDATE: Hey cool, this article isn't too far off what I'm pondering here. |
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