Project Ark Aims|
The only proven strategy for survival of any species facing large scale disasters is to spread
out as much as possible, to expand into new environments as soon as the capability to move into
them becomes available. If Mankind is to survive on a long term basis, we have to move off this
planet and into space, if for no other reason as an insurance against catastrophic disaster on
Earth. Before we can do this we need to investigate what is required to survive at a minimum level. To achieve this goal it is the aim of the Project Ark team to build a totally enclosed system and measure the inputs required to populate it successfully. The definition of success is to produce a sustainable environment with sufficient genetic diversity over an extended period and with the only external input after construction being energy. The Goals of Project Ark are based on the premise that due to the resource richness of the moon and its relative near location, a lunar colony is liable to be more cost effective than either a martian colony or space platforms. Low earth orbit and geosynchronous earth orbit space platforms have the advantage of being close to the earth, but require station keeping to stay in orbit (which limits their size - especially true for low earth orbit space platforms) and are likely to be highly dependent on earth for their physical resources. |
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