Our only natural satellite is Moon, and therefore has captivated society since time immemorial. And it is a celestial body that orbits around the Land, It influences natural phenomena such as tides and is our main object of study in space. Therefore, it is not strange that in 1969 humanity managed to step on it, within the framework of the mission Apollo 11 of the POT and with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in front. They were the first two humans to know the lunar surface, and although at that time it may have seemed like a desolate wasteland, the truth is that several years later the projection is very different.
There are different experts who agree that Towards the year 2100 the Moon will radically transform. In the next hundred years, it could be a new epicenter of human activity and technologyhousing structures that might seem straight out of science fiction.
What will the moon look like in 2100?
According to the newspaper The Sun, Martin Barstow, professor of astrophysics, states that we are on the threshold of an era where the Moon will undergo significant changes. The space race, historically dominated by powers such as United States and the Soviet Union, has already evolved into its next stage. And now, nations like China are emerging as new protagonists in lunar exploration.
Likewise, we are preparing the terrain for future missions to Mars and, potentially, to exploit lunar resources that we still do not know but that could be of good use to a few. In this context, Barstow states that the installation of basic infrastructure for survival, as the extraction of water and oxygen from lunar iceit will only be the beginning.
A Moon controlled by robots and the elite
Although these operations will require considerable investment, these advances could be partially financed through space tourism, attracting tycoons looking to experience lunar gravity first-hand. Thus, this future vision of the Moon would include underground housing, plus an extensive railway network to facilitate transportation throughout our satellite.
“Robots can go to the most dangerous places. They can exist on the surface without life support for long periods of time and I think that relationship will be absolutely critical for how things will develop on the Moon in the future,” adds the professor.
And it is anticipated that the robots will play a fundamental role in this new lunar accommodation, taking charge of much of the construction and maintenance necessary to make human colonization of the satellite possible.
With everything, If these predictions materialize, the Moon would no longer be as we know it todayas it could be transformed into a bustling center of human and technological activity in less than a century.