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When you asked "Why don't we have a base on the moon? What went wrong" The ad break went to a Tik Tok advertisement, and I genuinely thought "Well that kind of answers that question"

When I first saw it, I really thought that 2001 A Space Odyssey was (partly) a future documentary. It was a given that by 2001 and beyond, we'd have moon bases, orbiting hotels and humans traveling to Jupiter. Now the best we can do is celebrate when two astronauts launch from US soil after 15 years of having to use Russian rockets.

New channel idea “The Cold War Channel” that must be a gold mine of subject material for the ever going empire of SimonTube!

Megaproject Suggestion. Longest deep bore ice core in Antarctica. Took years, loads of drama with it and they found some cool stuff like a fresh water lake under the ice containing previously unknown lifeforms. Would go Well with the other hole projects that are popular Speaking of deep holes, how about the Kidd Mine as well?

Actually you would want the reactors in the same structure as the crew quarters so it can be more easily accessed. As far as radiation a submariner on a US submarine (they are all nuclear these days) receives less radiation on patrol (the nuclear techs included) than they would if they were top side. In fact the folks on the moon base would receive much more of a dose from cosmic radiation than they ever would from having a small well shielded trash can reactor accessible from their quarters.

You should do a mega projects on how you manage all of your channels!

Speaking of nuclear reactors on the Moon, NASA is looking into that again. On a side note: Conceptual space illustrations are one of my favourite art genres.

Topic idea: The worlds longest/largest bridges. Not just how they were built but how the things to build them were built. How do people decide what types of bridges are best? How do they clean up the mess after a bridge fails like how galloping gurdy did?

The imagination of the people who thought of stuff like this is kinda awe inspiring

Megaprojects might be my favorite channel in the Whistler KZfaq Empire for the sole fact that we get to see Simon geek out and it’s fun

reminds me of my favourite Sci-Fi TV series growing up called 'Space 1999'. Moon-base Alpha.

Having read The Martian by Andy Weir, this is literally 80% of everything he described in the book....damn...

I wonder if we just need another Cold War to kick off innovation like this and the Apollo programme. Like competition on a nation-v-nation wide scale would fuel it. Just without the whole nuclear button shit as well.

Thanks for the video Mr. Whistler! To be honest, I was expecting some more indeep analysis of the technicalities of a Moonbase, maybe a rendering of the facilities, some hypoteses on the scopes and objectives of the installation, a list of the necessary technological breakthroughs, how it could be powered, the description of the Earth - Moon communication links, how and how much Nations other than U.S. may be willing to partecipate, and any possible competition. The proposals from 70 years ago for a Moon Base are no longer relevant. Please this is not a criticism from my side, I do highly appreciate your video as it is, it is just a list of my expectations when I clicked on it. Again, thank you for your hard work. Regards,

after 2020 a mental hospital on the moon wouldn't be a bad idea. The only question is is the moon big enough ?

In the 50s people decided to accomplish a task and then solve problems on the way to getting there. Today we think of all the problems, try to solved them and never even get off the ground in the first place (literally in this case). Don't be afraid to fail!

The scientist were not talking about nuclear power generating stations most people are familiar with but smaller devices called betavoltaic devices that convert radiation directly into electricity similar to how a solar panel generates power from photons. much smaller and simpler.

"...nuclear reactors. Two of them housed in the same buildings as the soldiers." Simon, kindly refer your sights to the Los Angeles class submarines. (Or, any other class of nuclear sub.) steve

8:33 regarding living in the same enclosure as a nuclear reactor, Simon says radiation poisoning is bad which it is. But if your nuclear reactor is giving off enough radiation in particle or energy form to poison you something has gone horribly wrong. Right now there are people living in close proximity to nuclear reactors aboard aircraft carriers and nuclear powered submarines. And on US nuclear powered submarines there has never been a significant release of radiation or any nuclear accident. So these things can be built safe enough to live next to.

Speaking of moon bases, let's not forget the TV show, Space 1999. A nuclear pile detonated causing the moon to leave orbit.

There is so much going back in time on megaprojects we should be swimming in paradoxes.

Let’s ‘accidentally’ drop these plans by the Chinese military’s doorsteps and watch *Space Race 2.0*

Excellent work Simon and G'day from downunder and thank you and your team for your videos

The Canadia Avro Arrow would a great topic, or even part of a after ww2 common wealth plane video.

We will establish a colony on the moon, when ET let's us.

Well considering we have reactors on ships I don't see to much a problem or reactors in habitable areas.

Best yet. Absolutely superb. More like this. Hundreds more please

Reminds me of the storyline in the series 'For All Mankind', on how both the the US and Soviets created bases on the moon.

Asteroid 2020,The only candidate that you need to worry about.

"We _cannot allow_ a mine-shaft gap!" - the perfect Cold War metaphor courtesy of Kubrick and Scott

love the final words. keep up the good work!

You should do a video about Camp Century. A Military Base underneath the ice in greenland. It was actually built during the cold war.

How they got around having a reactor in the same tube? Submarines....

"Technological advances have narrowed and plateaued. We have state-of-the-art smartphones seemingly released every month... But, is this really changing the world? Are we still pushing the boundaries of innovation?"

Great episode!!!

Fallout Equestria: Project Horizon has taken on a whole new level of understanding for me after watching this.

Of course now you have to do Project Lunex, the competing USAF version.

Living in a cylinder next to reactor is silimilar to a nuclear sub? So I guess not to crazy.

The video starts at 3:20, with some waffling ( yes Simon, I know what the moon is ) - then another advert at 5:10 - it finally resumes at 6:40

This video was more amusing than informative. It was like a fellow from the 1800s giving a tongue-in-cheek talk about his ideas of the future to a present day audience. I would have preffered a video about viable modern day ideas for a future moon base concept such as ALL of the base being underground since the moon is subject to the occasional meteorite strike. Any above ground structure would need to be built like a bunker wiht main access from below, and emergency access only on the surface. Lighting would be mainly provided by bundles of optic fiber cable bundles from collector arrays on the surface filtering sunlight via smaller bundles of cables throughout the base, plus a series of electrical lights and generators powered by solar arrays under armored glass also on the surface. Any greenhouses and farms would also need to be underground. Any radar/radio communication arrays would need to be alored against meteorite strikes, or retactable for the same reason. Military protection would be in the form of wire guided missiles, rocket batteries, electromagnetic rail guns, and combat rifles and pistols using caseless ammunition to avoid the nuicance/danger of ejected shell casings; bullets nowadays have their own oxygen in their proppelants so they should be perfectly usable on the moon and in space. Recoil can be dealt with via proper training. Claymores are also a nice touch. RPGs are also viable since they are essentially man portable and recoilless. Finally, for lunar surface transportation, a modified wheeled armored vehicle is a better bet than any fancy lunar roveras protection against meteorite strikes. save the lunar rover design with big windows for the tourists who will not mind the sanger of meteorite strikes and gamma radiation hazards.

They're lights on the moon. They shine at random intervals. Liquid salt reactors are light weight and compact. Those ambitious engineers and scientists were only in their late thirties when they came up with these ideas.

For a great classic sci-fi book about settlements on the Moon, check out "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by R.A. Heinlein.

The main reason I can see for going to the Moon is see whether humans can survive in 1/6 th gravity. With only three seconds for radio signals to travel back and forth. anything worth doing there can be done from here remotely. If we don’t know the effects of 1/6 gravity, any ideas of living on Mars 1/3 gravity is lunacy.

I have been following this channel for a while now and I absolutely love it. I have a suggestion, please do tell me if this has already been done, the massive global network of satellites that connect our daily world together.

When I was a kid, there was a show hosted by Walter Cronkite called “the 21st century”. He said we would all have our own personal robot. Well, it’s the 21st century and I want my damn robot! 🤬

Ummm....we do have a now-funded moon base project.... artemis Was announced like last month....be a great video idea *hint*

Excellent stuff

Marvell Comics' "Whiplash" : "drones ONLY... no soldiers. People make problem."

Simon: We need to travel back to the times of the Cold War. 2020 World: Can we...not?

We need some absurdly ambitious projects right now? Elon Musk: Hold my beer! Except that I'll go for Mars straight away.

Great video 👍😮

One of the big issues of going into space - is all the background radiations - that the earth’s natural process keep from reaching us living on it. There is a need for shielding on structures built on the moon or Mars - better spacesuit to allow people to live long term in places not protected like earth is.

Perfect timing to catch this before I sleep 👌

So, what you are saying is that a Death Star was conceived in 1959.

Wouldn't a moon base seem logical as a stepping stone to a Mars mission?

Nice insight, cool video….and 1 sharp dressed man!

I have read that report. Davy Crocketts and Land Mines are not in it, but i see them mentioned everywhere. Where the hell did that idea come from?

Just take what we've learned from nuclear-powered submarines and use it for the moon. We've had sailors next to nuclear plants for many many many years

The latest space force video implies there is an enemy base on the dark side of the moon.

you're actually really funny mate! Love the content

Elon Musk seems to be taking the reigns on the absurdly ambitious projects, and I am glad he does. At this point, we are going to need private industry to help push the boundaries, especially since our Federal plans for major space projects, like moon bases and the like, seem to fall through and change every 4 to 8 years when a new president comes into office.

How do you know that they haven't built a secret base on the moon that nobody knows about yet? Haven't you seen space force, the tv show? 😂😉

Just want to say that I really enjoy all your videos! =D

A smartphone with a 1 week battery life would be such an ambitious project.

You’re talking about an American Army base on the Moon, when we haven’t even yet dealt with those Nazis in their secret Antarctic base? And this is not to even mention Air Force *Project Lunex,* the Russian *Project Zvesta,* and *Pink Floyd* on the dark side of the Moon. _C’mon, priorities!_

come on simon,I have been asking for you to do a video about the original world trade center that was destroyed on september 11th,2001 please do it for me

Do the Pennsylvania Turnpike! It was quite a megaproject!!

Hey simon big fan of all your channels

“Do something challenging and awesome for the betterment of science and humanity’s future?” Nope! Do it because your political foes might do it first! Right away!

if it wasn't for religion and politics.... we would have been 1000 years advanced, at least.

That was fun and interesting. Thanks. It's appreciated.

Love these topics! I suggested this a few times haha too

Unfortunately, it seems that these days the only things that count are politics, racism, and all the (fake) social media posts. Humanity needs to stick together and to move onwards instead of beating each other up. I love your videos and channels, and the way you present them, please keep it up!

Thank you

To be honest Simon, I love every video you've made. I have however noticed a lack of airports, and would like to request Denver International Airport first. It's the second largest airport in the world by land, 5th busiest in the USA and in the top 25 busiest in the world. There are also a number of conspiracy theories surrounding it, which are pretty interesting. When it was being built it went massively over budget (par for the course really), and had a few malfunctions with a baggage claim system. Still a very interesting megaproject that I think you should cover!

You guys should do a video on Oveanbird, the massive new modern Swedish sailing car carrier ship. The the looks pretty rad and would be right up your alley. Wish you and the crew the best. Thanks for all the content.

One of the biggest hurdles for colonizing the Moon and Mars is going to be the low gravity. We should start with an O'Neill cylinder. It would be more useful.

1:40 - Chapter 1 - A moon base 3:20 - Chapter 2 - Project horizon 5:15 - Mid roll ads 6:40 - Chapter 3 - Operational concept 9:15 - Chapter 4 - Daily life in the moon base 10:55 - Chapter 5 - Space wars 11:25 - Chapter 6 - The future

MY BROTHER, in us army had a top secret clearance told family and me at just 5 yrs old in 1956 that army was building bases on the moon and that there were glass covered craters some broken,long before any modern movies or info.

Simon: 13:07 *Elon Musk arrives from a point to point starship flight and a quick nap in his tesla driving itself on the way from the pad* Elon: WHO HATH SUMMONED ME!?!?!?

Surf ‘n’ turf on the moon would be quite interesting

@12:17 Loved this video!!! We NEED to come together as a species!! The world IS getting better and healthier and we need MORE collaboration :-) PLEASE PLEASE do St. Peter’s Basilica!!!

Luckily the space soldiers don't have to worry about lugging around heavy rifles. You only need a BB gun to be a super soldier in space.

Speaking of the cold war and moon bases.. The DOS games "WAR" and "MoonBase" were *awesome* staples of the pre-CGA/monochrome era of confuser gaming.

Given that we've had nuclear powered submarines since 1952, and nuclear powered spacecraft since 1961, the skepticism regarding nuclear power seems a tad unwarranted.

Hi, great channel and videos! I think it would be fun to do a megaproject video on the 'minitel', the french communication service built before the internet that brought online ticket booking, news, games or even chat to every house in France in the 80s, and that has been used for more than 20 years… Regards

There was a brilliant TV show (mini series?) about pretty much this. And America vs. Soviet bases, where they did almost start a war in space over bases/land on the moon ;) I think it was just called Moon, from memory it was a History channel show for some reason?

There is an alternate history where this video is called, "That time a bunch of soldiers died of radiation poisoning on the moon"

It's great to see the Apollo Applications Program wikipedia page made into to TV series on Apple Streaming.

2:40 - "Just waiting for the asteroid to show up" hahahahahaha

love the chickens, astronauts shooting into the air. hilarious bro. so US stylie

Good video 👍

This concept sounds like it would make a great movie! Some kind of cross between The Martian and Moonraker

Space: 1999, UFO... ... etc., from various 70s and 80s TV : ))))) But try Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy for the first and follow up of Mars colony a bit dated (an 90s book) - enjoy.

There has been talk about using ancient volcanic tubes/caves to form bases underground which I find to be really interesting.. Simon can you do a part 2 about that!?!?

Boi with the blaze is bleeding through to the sister channels lol keep up the awesome content and hard work Simon and co. 🍻

Maybe by the end of the decade the space force will have new plans for a moon base

I'm over the moon for your space content, keep it coming

What gets me is Von Braun was already designing a Mars ship to put on top of the Saturn V. He had the rocket and figured we would have been on Mars by the 1980s. Like we all know, once we walked on the Moon, it was over. We did what President Kennedy said.