It sure looks like a lot of fun when we see videos of astronauts floating around in zero-gravity environments.
But did you ever stop to think what prolonged weightlessness does to the human body?
Well spare you the details, but suffice to sayit isnt pretty.
Until we solve the whole gravity problem, permanent off-world colonies are pretty much a non-starter.
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Enter two of Japans most prestigious organizations.
The announcement was made during a press conference covered by Kansai TV NEWS and shared via their YouTube channel.
The above video showsan amazing habitat where humanswould essentially be able to work and live in an Earth-like environment.
But, as Williamsreport points out, this isnt amission announcement.
Its more like a pressrelease for a fun research partnership between Kyoto University and the KajimaCorporation.
If possible, I want to go to the Moon.
More specifically, I want to go to Mars.I want torealize theconcept on the Moon insomeway in 2050.
Neurals take:2050 seems… overly optimistic.
This idea is super cool and potentially technologically feasible.
MIT and NASA probably have a dozen projects like this lying around in various states of seriousness.
However, theres also nothing there to make us think it doesnt.
