How Do We Settle on Saturn's Moons?

How Do We Settle on Saturn's Moons?

Examples in Fiction:

Proposed Methods:

In September 2016, during the 2016 International Astronautical Congress, Musk revealed further details of his plan, which included the design for an Interplanetary Transport System (ITS) and estimated costs. This system, which was originally intended to transport settlers to Mars, had evolved in its role to transport human beings to more distant locations in the Solar System – which could include the Jovian and Cronian moons.

Potential Benefits:

Challenges:

However, such an effort would be daunting and would require a massive multi-generational commitment. And any such effort would most likely have to wait upon the construction of colonies and/or bases in locations closer to Earth first - such as on the Moon, Mars, the Asteroid Belt, and around Jupiter. But we can certainly hold out hope for the long run, can't we?

  • NASA: Solar System Exploration - Saturn's Moons

  • NASA - Cassini: Mission to Saturn - Moons

  • Wikipedia - Moons of Saturn

  • Wikipedia - Colonization of the Outer Solar System

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    Matthew Williams

    Matt Williams is a space journalist, science communicator, and author with several published titles and studies. His work is featured in The Ross 248 Project and Interstellar Travel edited by NASA alumni Les Johnson and Ken Roy. He also hosts the podcast series Stories from Space at ITSP Magazine. He lives in beautiful British Columbia with his wife and family. For more information, check out his website.