The establishment of a colony on the Moon is gaining momentum, as plans to return humans to the Moon continue to advance as with NASA’s Artemis mission.
Now, the new project related to the Earth’s natural satellite is The Glass, a gigantic 400-meter structure that would rotate every 20 seconds to achieve “normal gravity” and thereby replicate life conditions on Earth.
Forests and seas
The scientists responsible for the project, from Kyoto University and Kajima Corporation, a construction company based in Tokyo, have unveiled the design of this structure at a press conference in which they showed how forests would be located within the structure. and seas to mimic terrestrial biodiversity, along with a transportation system called the ‘Hexagon Space Track’, a kind of interplanetary space train that would travel between Earth, the Moon and Mars.
“There is no plan like this in the space development plans of other countries. Humanity is now transitioning from an era of ‘staying’ in outer space to an era of ‘living’ on the moon and Mars,” the researchers explained. “By living in this facility, human beings can safely have children and maintain a body that can return to earth at any time. The Hexatrack system is an interplanetary transportation system for Earth, the Moon, and Mars that maintains 1G even during long-distance travel,” they continue.
What would society be like?
Detailing this future colony on the Moon, they commented that: “In the future space society (core society) where life on the Moon and Mars becomes a reality, each colony (residential group) carries out economic activities, and many people They move for business and tourism, during long-term movement it is an artificial rotational gravity transportation system with the rail system as the basic module to minimize the health effects of low gravity.”
According to forecasts, this type of structure would take about 100 years to manufacture, although they could have a simplified version of The Glass ready in 2050.
“Developing a residential artificial gravity facility with Kyoto University will be a watershed moment in space research.” “We will work to make this joint research meaningful for humanity,” concluded Takuya Ohno, Kajima architect and researcher.
Reference: Kyoto University and Kajima Corporation
