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Originally Posted by photon
Can't think of why we'd need a moon colony to get further out into space. It might help if that colony's task was to mine, process, and produce natural resources for creating and/or stocking the ships to get further out though.
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I think a big part of it is the reduced escape velocity to use the moon a the launching pad. Transfer your raw materials there, build your rocket or ship and use the orbital momentum and lack of gravity to your advantage. There is similar theories using fast spinning asteroids as space slingshots.