Mars; here we come. « The HabitableZone

Mars; here we come. December 3, 2012 7:38 pm johannes

Human colonies on planets other than Earth may not be nothing more than a science fiction movie plot, at least not if Elon Musk’s plans to establish a 80,000 person Mars colony is successful.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/337983#ixzz2E2vy3XIU

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/337983

A long way to go but I'm glad it's his mission by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-03 21:31:54
- Apollo cost $100G in today's dollars. by ER 2012-12-04 11:14:48
  - Colonization ain't gonna happen. by bowser 2012-12-04 16:37:27
    - It's not impossible, just unprofitable. by ER 2012-12-04 19:06:09
      - So what's wrong with constant resupply from a home base? by TB 2012-12-04 20:24:07
        
        The tensions facing this Earth and species won't allow those expenditures. by bowser 2012-12-05 17:08:05
        
        You need a reason to go there. by ER 2012-12-04 23:24:46
        
        Good point. by TB 2012-12-05 10:29:31
        
        There's a lot of stuff in space we need here. by ER 2012-12-05 13:13:39
        
        Not the Moon. Asteroids. Avoid gravity wells when you can. by TB 2012-12-05 21:29:43
        
        The Belt is good... by ER 2012-12-06 09:02:24
        
        There are innovative entrepreneurs investing in this. by TB 2012-12-06 11:52:04
        
        I wish them the best of luck. by ER 2012-12-06 16:48:55
        
        "Belt to the inner solar system is just as energy-expensive–you have to slow down when you get home." by alcaray 2012-12-06 11:06:47
        
        True, but aero braking by ER 2012-12-06 17:07:17
        
        We used to think that sending probes to other planets required using rockets to achieve orbit. by alcaray 2012-12-06 17:50:27
        
        Gravity assists require precise planetary alignments. by ER 2012-12-06 18:36:19
        
        "don't occur all that frequently..." by alcaray 2012-12-06 23:08:15
        
        Sails were a kind of warp drive. by ER 2012-12-07 06:09:17
        
        My point by alcaray 2012-12-07 12:22:24
        
        I'm not just trying to pick a fight and prove I must be right. by ER 2012-12-07 12:50:04

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