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Oct 20, 2018dixiedog rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed reading 'The Martian' and thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Artemis, while entertaining, was a little disappointing. Like a few other readers, the thought that Kenya would play such a significant role in running the first, and only, colony on the moon, without the USA, Russia, ESA, China or India for that matter intimately being intensely involved, was a stretch to one’s common sense. Further, to think that any such colony or development could exist on the moon without a strong governing authority overseeing everything was poorly thought out by the author in my opinion. The sheer costs involved in getting colonists to the moon and the consequences and risks involved in spaceflight and in maintaining a safe and sustainable colony on the moon would demand a strong and rigid governing body to maintain profitability and reliability. Regardless of the inevitable move towards commercialization, any colony on the moon would have first been established for scientific discovery and a quest to reach out further into the solar system to enhance mankind’s knowledge. In spite of my critique of this book, it was entertaining. Senior-Doctor-at-Bass-Fishing. D. A