Comment Dennis Ritchie Memorial Haiku (Score 2) 725
Ritchie, your slim book;
and a headful of pointers;
to yet more pointers.
Is this really any easier or safer if there are plans for humans to ever be on that body again?
You do realise that space is so full of radiation that any long-term base on the Moon or Mars will probably need to be buried a few feet under the ground, right?
So what's worse - your default space radiation or some enriched nuclear fuel lying around or able to find its way inside your systems? One you know you have to deal with - the other you potentially have to deal with and it's way messier and much less predictable.
The hardest part of climbing the ladder of success is getting through the crowd at the bottom.