To ask if you’re prepared to help establish a Moon base in return for £25 million and £100 Amazon voucher?

[Tsham]

Hypothetical question.

The government want people to test out the feasibility of humans living on the Moon. They establish a Moon base and are looking for 100 individuals to move to the Moon for a 2 year period to make a go of the base.

During the 2 years no return visits to Earth are permitted but at the end of 2 years, the individuals are given the option of staying or returning to Earth.

The base is fully set up with leisure facilities, communal areas, and individuals will be given roles within the community. Accommodation is in the form of small one bedroom living pods with their own kitchen and bathroom.

Food is grown on the Moon in vast technologically advanced greenhouses, and water is also filtered and extracted. There are emergency supplies of food and water if anything goes drastically wrong.

The downside is that if there are any negative effects of living in space, any accidents, or it all goes spectacularly wrong, the government cannot be liable. It’s entirely your own risk.

In return for their time, the volunteers will receive a payment of £25 million and £100 Amazon voucher on completion of the two years.

AIBU to ask if you’re going to volunteer?

No, I get travel sick. I once did a space rocket simulator in Florida and was really unwell and willing it to end the whole time. It only lasted a few minutes. I can't imagine having to endure that for several days (or however long it takes to get to the moon).

No. I would not leave my kids and dog for 2 years for
£25 milly. Plus, if you have 25 milly, everyone hates you and you couldn’t really exist easily in everyday society. Like I couldn’t return to my cookie cutter house and town I live in could l.

don’t understand the £100 amazon voucher. Who would want a hundred quid voucher if you have 25M?

Humans should leave the rest of the universe ALONE!!!

But you wouldnt know if you could survive back on Earth until after you'd landed?

'Probably' survivable isnt good enough for 25 million, you'd have to bolt on £1000 in Amazon vouchers before anyone would take the risk of being slowly squished on their return.

Earth might get obliterated while you’re on the moon.

Life is too short and the whole thing is far too dangerous for my tastes. No, I'd rather spend my limited time here on Earth, where I belong.

I think you would have a fair idea.

In the same way that in theory no one has been in space for 500 days, but experiences of people being in space for 400 days can be extrapolated, and its a fair assumption that they would be fine after a bit of rehab after 500 days.

It's also worth noting the moon has 1/6th gravity, not the zero g that the 400 day guy endured, so it wouldn't be as bad.Plus of course the space gym gear has got better since the 400 day guy did his stint, so they would likely be in better condition at the end.

I'm not quite at £25m but getting there, and manage to co-exist peacefully with the rest of the proletariat on my west Manchester new build estate.

I'd probably re-gift the £100 voucher just to keep the image up down, not that I have a reputation for that sort of thing 😁

Is it £25 million each, or split between the entire group? If a few die in mysterious circumstances, do the survivors get a bigger share?

I'm physically disabled so I'm not sure how useful I would be in setting up things but I would do it. 2 years isn't that long and the money would be worth it. But could the government not follow through with giving the £25 million?

I would be willing to take the risk of dying. I haven't got children or a husband.

Are you just asking for a friend? 😁

I’d do pretty much anything for £25 million.

The £100 Amazon voucher addition made me laugh

Maybe, but low gravity effects how your heart pumps blood, and you would be subject to a massive shock on your return. There would be significant risk of cardiac arrest.

I bet they would keep your 25 million if you snuffed it on return. Perhaps your family would be allowed to inherit your Amazon vouchers?

Apparently Andy Burnham plans to rename it Moonchester.

Also, what’s the temperature, cannot find it on my weather app. Just back from holiday and not doing any colder than 29.

How does it impact the Earth (or other planets)? People there on the moon…what are the consequences for everyone here?

No. Had a similar chat recently with friends and half of us decided the lack of fresh air would drive us crazy. Being stuck with just recirculating air for 2 years would make me have a panic attack. I'd end up throwing open the door of the moon base just to get a breeze and then we'd all die.

For £25m yes

After 2 years of 1/6th G, you may never be able to return.

Which means that you may end up relying on the mercy of a world that finds you "too expensive" to keep resupplied indefinitely.

And any child born off earth would probably be unable to ever return here.

Hairdressers? So we'd be on be B Ark then? Along with the* *telephone sanitisers?

Once kids were fully indpendent - I'd think about it - look at risks work out if I could leave the cats and DH for that long.

I think my issue would be how claustrophobia would it feel - I'm mostly fine and could cope with cramped quarters for two years non stop and even no sky if in lave tunnels but shuttle up may test me.

I'm not spending two years in a windowless hole with no natural light and management consultants.

I'm never doing travel insurance claims again.

Which government can afford this nonsense?
What were the people who ACTUALLY established this base (who built it, transported the equipment, grew the food etc) paid? And why aren't they staying there now it's ready to be occupied? That’s a bit suspicious if you ask me.
How was the equipment to build this base even transported to the moon? What did THAT cost the taxpayer? What do Space Truckers charge these days? 😂
Do they take Amazon vouchers?
I'd want answers to all these questions before I even considered this proposal. Sounds like a scam to me.

About 20 years ago I was on a train from Plymouth up to Birmingham and the only available seat in standard was next to a young sailor who had just completed a long deployment on a nuclear submarine. He and all of his possessions absolutely reeked of fart and BO combined which he was obviously aware of, because he apologised and explained about six months of recycled air...

Nope , no way. I always think how terrible it would be psychologically for people to live for years in a scenario where there slightest error could kill everyone in minutes. That would just have to be an awful way to live.