Location is everything in real estate, and right now the Sea of Rains is the most desirable part of the Moon for earthlings considering re-locating.
But don’t think you can just start searching for three bedroom ramblers or five bedroom mini mansions on Zillow or Trulia. No, this would be new construction only, and the first thing you’d need to do is apply for a land license, and no all licenses have approved planning permission so there could be impending issues surrounding the Outer Space Treaty of 1967.
So, the point here is to read the fine print!
As ridiculous as it sounds on the surface, a new study by money.co.uk broke down the costs to build a house on the Moon if you were so inclined. In fact, the study was able to lay out an actual guide on how to apply for a mortgage in space…
A couple things to know before you dive into the study to see if it’s feasible for you to make the move to a new neighborhood 238,900 miles away.
First and foremost, the weather is a little different, since daytime on one side of the moon lasts roughly 13.5 days, and is then followed by 13.5 mights of absolute darkness.
Temperatures can get a little extreme, with high temperatures reaching 260 degrees on some days in the summer, then falling to a rather chilly minus 280 on those cold dark nights.
Back to the money.co.uk study. They warn about the added costs you would be likely to incur living on the Moon. For one thing, industrial-strength heaters, meteor proof windows and solar panels are highly recommended.
All in, you’d be looking at a house cost of $60,961,915.56.
It takes more than wealth to be able to adapt to life on the Moon, because things get a little tricky when it comes to things like, oh, I don’t know, eating, and surviving.
In order to have the necessary sustainable supply of food and water, plan on building and maintaining seven lunar greenhouses to produce enough food.
You’ll need a generator for electricity too. And not just any generator, a nuclear generator, with a cost north of a billion dollars.
While the Sea of Rains is the most desirable lunar location to plant some roots, there are other areas that might be able to work. There’s idyllic sounding neighborhoods like the Sea of Tranquility, Bay of Rainbows, Ocean of Storms and Lake of Happiness.
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