Mars or bust?
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No significant colonies are going to be made , on any any planets, even in our own solar system. None of us will see a viable colony on mars The list of things we haven't done or indeed cannot do
that are essential for anything other than a suicidal one way mission to mars is huge .
that are essential for anything other than a suicidal one way mission to mars is huge .
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I have to agree with that, and also I don't see the point, when the Moon is so much nearer, and easier to land on.Feck wrote:No significant colonies are going to be made , on any any planets, even in our own solar system. None of us will see a viable colony on mars The list of things we haven't done or indeed cannot do
that are essential for anything other than a suicidal one way mission to mars is huge .
Find out what's there on the Moon first, that can be used for making things in space.
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In times of universal uncertainty why not sell the vision of a lifeboat? Doesn't need to be real or realistic. Brings more dumb investment money...
In times of universal uncertainty why not sell the vision of a lifeboat? Doesn't need to be real or realistic. Brings more dumb investment money...
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Mars is less habitable than the Earth during a Nuclear Winter.Feck wrote:No significant colonies are going to be made , on any any planets, even in our own solar system. None of us will see a viable colony on mars The list of things we haven't done or indeed cannot do
that are essential for anything other than a suicidal one way mission to mars is huge .
At the very best it would be mind-numbing drudgery. Look at Matt Damon, he ended up as a potato farmer.
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They could start making chocolate bars and export them to earth as the 'real thing'?
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A Moon Bar a day helps you work, rest, and play.
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