> Why are we not placing a DNA/Seed-vault on the moon
Because it's expensive to get it there, useless on the moon, and expensive to get it somewhere useful in the event of need, all because of gravity wells.
> Why are we not depositing resources on the moon
Same answer.
> Why dont we plan, plant, place autonomous robotic pods on the moon that can be called down/up carrying various resources
And, again, same answer, both for the pods and the resources themselves.
> what happens to the moon if we transfer water/create water on the moon
It boils off and leaves, possibly after freezing for a while, depending on the time of lunar day you deposit the water, IIRC.
> Why cant this be a global effort
Because a really bad idea doesn't get better because more people are involved.
> Why aren't we actually practicing mars colonization on the moon first?
Because the Moon isn't very much like Mars in ways relevant to colonization, so there is no value to doing that. While perhaps some relevant technologies might benefit from the shorter feedback cycles of Earth-Moon missions for refinement, the costs of such missions are close enough to Earth-Mars missions that it's generally not worth it to go to the Moon if your goal is Mars. Just go to Mars.
Because it's expensive to get it there, useless on the moon, and expensive to get it somewhere useful in the event of need, all because of gravity wells.
> Why are we not depositing resources on the moon
Same answer.
> Why dont we plan, plant, place autonomous robotic pods on the moon that can be called down/up carrying various resources
And, again, same answer, both for the pods and the resources themselves.
> what happens to the moon if we transfer water/create water on the moon
It boils off and leaves, possibly after freezing for a while, depending on the time of lunar day you deposit the water, IIRC.
> Why cant this be a global effort
Because a really bad idea doesn't get better because more people are involved.
> Why aren't we actually practicing mars colonization on the moon first?
Because the Moon isn't very much like Mars in ways relevant to colonization, so there is no value to doing that. While perhaps some relevant technologies might benefit from the shorter feedback cycles of Earth-Moon missions for refinement, the costs of such missions are close enough to Earth-Mars missions that it's generally not worth it to go to the Moon if your goal is Mars. Just go to Mars.