Elon's boring company..

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Just a thought.
The technology required to make a tunnel with air outside and vacuum inside is almost the same as the technology to make a tunnel with vacuum (The Moon) or very low pressure (Mars) outside and breathable air inside.
It makes sense to practice on Earth before you try it on another planet .
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(Jul 9, 2024 12:57 AM)confused2 Wrote: Just a thought.
The technology required to make a tunnel with air outside and vacuum inside is almost the same as the technology to make a tunnel with vacuum (The Moon) or very low pressure (Mars) outside and breathable air inside.
It makes sense to practice on Earth before you try it on another planet .

I don't know whether Elon has said it himself, but there's lots of speculation that what you describe is the Boring Company's ultimate purpose.

It makes sense. Tunneling would be a relatively easy way to construct large extraterrestrial habitats. Underground tunnels would provide radiation protection and would simplify temperature regulation by insulating against excessive surface heat and cold. The inner surface of the tunnels could be coated in some kind of sealant to keep air in and chemicals like perchlorates out.

So tunneling machines might be among the early Starship cargoes to the Moon and Mars, even before the first humans are sent to Mars. The Boring borers might conceivably be accompanied by crews of Optimus Teslabots tasked with preparing places for subsequent human arrivals to live and work.
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