Who wants to live in space?

I know we all love rockets and space travel but who here truly wants to live on a space ship or another planet.
I for one would not. I would miss the beauty of nature, Oceans, rivers, mountains.
The smell of grass and pine forests.
The animals, and of course people.
I would get very tired of the same people day after day.
I would like to go to space for a short time but not to live there.

Amen to that!

I guess I’d live anywhere if I felt safe enough. I just go wherever has the best conditions for my survival and comfort.

As of today, I can think of many places on Earth that seem to top “space”.

Well, Wifey says I am already there...

I won't give up what I've spent a life time acquiring. Too much to lose.

If I didn't have responsibilities here, in a heartbeat even if I knew it was a long-term 1-way voyage.

I'm in no hurry to wrap up my stay down here, but for a realistic chance to sail uncharted waters? Absolutely.

I would happily spend the rest of my life on another planet or in a sufficiently sized space habitat (100+ people). The chance to be one of the first generation to make us an interplanetary species would be worth giving up peaceful walks in the woods.

I’m reasonably content with my life. I have always wanted to be a hero, an adventurer, or a significant leader. The question for me is Luna or Mars? Which would I rather spend my last thirty or so years?

If you think prison is bad, Space will be much worse. All alone in a cold dark place, same food and absolutely nothing to do.

The real issue would be low or no gravity. We are adapted to live in a 1 g environment. Seventy percent of us is liquid, gravity is what keeps most of that where it belongs. People have compared the feeling of zero G to having a real bad cold or bout of the flu. Fluids are moving into places where we really don't want them. Now if some body had asked me that question 45 years ago, I wouldn't have been able to suit up fast enough.

Jim

Jim Hinton said:

The real issue would be low or no gravity. We are adapted to live in a 1 g environment. Seventy percent of us is liquid, gravity is what keeps most of that where it belongs. People have compared the feeling of zero G to having a real bad cold or bout of the flu. Fluids are moving into places where we really don't want them. Now if some body had asked me that question 45 years ago, I wouldn't have been able to suit up fast enough.

Jim

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You beat me to it! Studies on astronauts returning from extended stays on the space station have revealed that it is pretty bad for you.

Bat-mite said:

You beat me to it! Studies on astronauts returning from extended stays on the space station have revealed that it is pretty bad for you.

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It's like living in a sewer. Space tourism? really?

No, too much radiation. Beyond the moon manned space flight causes too much exposure. Robots are the way to explore the Solar System. Send robots to other stars first, then if a suitable planet is found, then send humans.

I don’t want to live in actual real space. I want to live in science fiction space. But I would definitely love to visit real space, even if it isn’t as great as science fiction would have us believe. A trip to orbit, maybe a visit to the ISS, and a moon landing — that would be great, and then I’d like to go home.