Interceptor silo's.....

If interceptor silo's, Gym, missile storage etc are all underground, I
can't see why
the rest of Moonbase wasn't built underground
as well, to save it from being attacked by
the aliens, as we've all seen in various episodes....

The interceptor silos are regularly open to vacuum. Moon rock is probably
porous or has fractures, so is unlikely to be able to store an atmosphere
for long. I think the gym is in the main surface base. So, the probability
of atmosphere leakage must be the main reason (as well as the expense of
carving out caverns - the interceptor silos may even be mostly natural
"pits" in the surface caused by meteorite impacts and early subsidence...

Frankymole

----- Original Message -----
3. Interceptor silo's.....
Posted by: "Kevin Lazenby" [hidden email]
Date: Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:59 am ((PST))

If interceptor silo's, Gym, missile storage etc are all underground, I
can't see why
the rest of Moonbase wasn't built underground
as well, to save it from being attacked by
the aliens, as we've all seen in various episodes....

Those pits go down twice as far as the pylons that lift up the
Interceptors go down into the ground remember. In mind there has to
be storage and maintenance facilities around the silos that service
the Interceptors.

Regards,
Barry



--- In [hidden email], "Frankymole" <frank@...> wrote:
>
> The interceptor silos are regularly open to vacuum. Moon rock is
probably
> porous or has fractures, so is unlikely to be able to store an
atmosphere
> for long. I think the gym is in the main surface base. So, the
probability
> of atmosphere leakage must be the main reason (as well as the
expense of
> carving out caverns - the interceptor silos may even be mostly
natural
> "pits" in the surface caused by meteorite impacts and early
subsidence...
>
> Frankymole
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 3. Interceptor silo's.....
> Posted by: "Kevin Lazenby" KevinLazenby8@...
> Date: Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:59 am ((PST))
>
> If interceptor silo's, Gym, missile storage etc are all
underground, I
> can't see why
> the rest of Moonbase wasn't built underground
> as well, to save it from being attacked by
> the aliens, as we've all seen in various episodes....
>