Rendezvous with Rama, released in 1973, also makes mention of a colonized Moon, which is part of Solar System-spanning polity known as the United Planets. In 1968, Clarke’s seminal novel 2001: A Space Odyssey was released, part of which takes place on a colonized Moon where a mysterious monolith is found (known as the Tycho Magnetic Anomaly, or TMA-1). In 1961, A Fall of Moondust was published, where a tourist cruiser (Selene) sinks into a sea of Moon dust. In 1955, he wrote Earthlight, in which a lunar settlement is caught in the crossfire as war erupts between Earth and an alliance between Mars and Venus. Clarke wrote several novels and short stories that included lunar colonies between the 1950s and 1970s. Lewis released That Hideous Strength, in which the Moon (Sulva) is described as being home to a race of extreme eugenicists.Īrthur C. In 1945, British novelist and academic C. In this novel, she presents the Moon as a once-fertile place, and describes how it gradually became an airless wasteland. Moore wrote Lost Paradise, one of several novels that take place in her “Northwest Smith” universe, which centers on a spaceship pilot and smuggler living in a colonized Solar System. Artist’s concept of a possible lunar base, its lights visible on the dark side of the Moon. Released in 1910, this story involves an atmosphere being gradually created and vegetation being acclimated in order to turn the Moon into a sanctuary for endangered species and human colonists. The earliest known example is perhaps the short story “La Journée d’un Parisien au XXI e siècle” (“A Day of a Parisian in the 21st Century”), written by French author Octave Béllard. And whereas the vast majority of stories involve lunar settlements built on the surface using sealed domes or beneath the surface, there are some examples where the Moon itself is made into an environment that is habitable for humans. The subject of establishing human settlements on the Moon is one of the most popular staples of science fiction. In addition, it’s proximity means that extracted resources and products manufactured on the Moon could be shuttled to Earth in much less time, and a tourist industry would also be feasible. Due to its proximity, the time it would take to transport people and equipment to and from the surface would be significantly reduced, as would the costs of doing so. As Earth’s closest celestial body, the Moon has long been considered a potential site.Īll told, colonizing and/or terraforming the Moon would be comparatively easy compared to other bodies. Known as terraforming, this process calls for the use of environmental engineering techniques to alter a planet or moon’s temperature, atmosphere, topography or ecology (or all of the above) in order to make it more “Earth-like”. Welcome back to our ongoing series, “The Definitive Guide To Terraforming”! We continue with a look at the Moon, discussing how it could one day be made suitable for human habitation.Įver since the beginning of the Space Age, scientists and futurists have explored the idea of transforming other worlds to meet human needs.
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