Outer moon colonization

[fredinno]

1 hour ago, Spaceception said:

We'd have to see if there's life first, we don't want the Moons first mass-extinction caused by us being careless with Alien life, and accidentally infecting it with our viruses. Otherwise, we'd just put a scientific base on it.

Any life is likely to be very different from Earth life, though, ad not be suseptible...

[Spaceception]

Just now, fredinno said:

Any life is likely to be very different from Earth life, though, ad not be suseptible...

If it's in our solar system, there is a small chance of "Panspermia".

[Exploro]

2 hours ago, Spaceception said:

Hmmmmmm... The Delta-V may be lower, but it looks like it'd take a shorter amount of time to get to Earth to Jupiter, than Earth to Saturn, So which is better to colonize first?

As others pointed out Titan has a thick atmosphere; with a surface air pressure nearly identical to Earth's. Thus it would be a more hospitable place. In fact one would not need a pressure suit to walk about on the surface of Titan. All that would be required is suitable oxygen supply and protection from the extreme cold at the surface. As Titan's surface is composed of water ice this would be useful for making drinkable water and splitting the molecules to produce oxygen (Hydrogen gas would be another useful byproduct). Thus with a more hospital destination that is Titan; Saturn would be a more suitable target for potential colonization compared to Jupiter.

Edited January 16, 2016 by Exploro

[Spaceception]

6 minutes ago, Exploro said:

As others pointed out Titan has a thick atmosphere; with a surface air pressure nearly identical to Earth's. Thus it would be a more hospitable place. In fact one would not need a pressure suit to walk about on the surface of Titan. All that would be required is suitable oxygen supply and protection from the extreme cold at the surface. As Titan's surface is composed of water ice this would be useful for making drinkable water and splitting the molecules to produce oxygen (Hydrogen gas would be another useful byproduct). Thus with a more hospital destination that is Titan; Saturn would be a more suitable target for potential colonization compared to Jupiter.

I meant "Which should we send humans to first? Should we focus on the Delta-V, or travel time"? :/

And if you look at my earlier comments, I 100% agree with you:)

Edited January 16, 2016 by Spaceception

[fredinno]

18 minutes ago, Spaceception said:

If it's in our solar system, there is a small chance of "Panspermia".

Mars and Earth do panspermia, so yes. But life would still have branched off from the panspermia long ago- not to mention few would get past the ice crusts. Especially as far as Jupiter, most life would probably be fine.

[Spaceception]

2 minutes ago, fredinno said:

Mars and Earth do panspermia, so yes. But life would still have branched off from the panspermia long ago- not to mention few would get past the ice crusts. Especially as far as Jupiter, most life would probably be fine.

We should still be careful though, just in case.

[Bill Phil]

32 minutes ago, Spaceception said:

That's very likely.

Yeah. That's what I said. But you never know. The first ever colony could be set up 50 years after they start it. But we'll just have to let the next generation see that through.

[Exploro]

21 minutes ago, Spaceception said:

I meant "Which should we send humans to first? Should we focus on the Delta-V, or travel time"? :/

And if you look at my earlier comments, I 100% agree with you:)

Ah. Forgive me if I failed to catch on to that.

[Spaceception]

2 minutes ago, Exploro said:

Ah. Forgive me if I failed to catch on to that.

No, I wasn't specific enough.

[AngelLestat]

It seems that Nasa is following our votes..
http://www.popsci.com/nasa-makes-titan-and-enceladus-new-frontiers

[Spaceception]

5 minutes ago, AngelLestat said:

It seems that Nasa is following our votes..
http://www.popsci.com/nasa-makes-titan-and-enceladus-new-frontiers

 Well, NASA employees do play KSP, and probably go on the forums. So.... maybe.