 What is a significant irony in the successful colonization of the moon?
The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea. In its last instant, the meteor fell on the Moon. Morning to him had no meaning at all, but he thought in the strictest sense that it would be morning on the Moon for another week. After the sun rose, Evans returned to the lava cave that he had been exploring when the meteor hit. All of these needed water to form, and their existence on the Moon puzzled him for a while. The continents drifted across the dark disk and into the crescent. The people on Earth saw the full moon set about the same time that the sun rose. That's from here to Earth, of course.
 Earth needs materials from the moon to survive, while the moon needs materials from the Earth
 Earth needs materials from the moon to survive, while the moon needs materials from the Earth  The government is just as ineffective on the moon as it is on Earth  Moon inhabitants are less free on the moon than they used to be on Earth  The greed of humankind is destroying the newly colonized moon just as it is destroying Earth