Can We Live On the Moon?
From The Multiverse Employee Handbook by Robb Corrigan
February 17, 2026 · 35 min · Season 3 · Episode 20
About this episode
This episode explores the feasibility of human life on the Moon, examining various challenges and prospects for lunar colonization.
More than fifty years after Eugene Cernan left the last human bootprint in lunar regolith, the Moon has become the focal point of a new space race driven by geopolitics, commercial ambition, and the promise of water ice. 🎧 Love the show? Help us improve in 2 minutes: https://tally.so/r/nr1evM This episode examines whether humans can actually establish permanent residence on the lunar surface, exploring NASA's Artemis programme and China's International Lunar Research Station timelines, the engineering challenges of razor-sharp regolith and radiation exposure without atmospheric shielding, the economics of In-Situ Resource Utilisation that transforms ice into rocket fuel, and what daily life might look like for the first permanent lunar residents living underground in lava tubes whilst monitoring their bone density and gazing at Earth hanging in the black sky above—all whilst confronting the greatest unknown: what happens when someone gives birth at one-sixth gravity. AI Transparency: In a universe increasingly filled with AI-generated content, we believe in being clear about what’s human and what’s not. Your time is valuable, and you deserve to know what you’re experiencing. The…
People in this episode
Hosts: David, Robb Corrigan
Topics covered
- lunar colonization
- space race
- NASA Artemis programme
- engineering challenges
- In-Situ Resource Utilisation
- daily life on the Moon
- gravity effects on childbirth
Keywords
- Moon
- lunar surface
- space exploration
- water ice
- radiation exposure
- rocket fuel
- lava tubes
- gravity
- childbirth
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NASA, China's International Lunar Research Station
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