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‘Earth Independent’ Mars colony by 2030s


Anomalocaris

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Nasa planning ‘Earth Independent’ Mars colony by 2030s

The US space organisation today released its plan for establishing permanent settlements on the red planet, setting out in detail plans to create ‘deep-space habitation facilities’ which will act as stepping stones to Mars.

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Well yeah!....sending colonies to the Red Planet seems to be the flavour atm. I'm sure it will happen. But since I'll be in around 60+ ?....I probably wont give much of a ****e.

But I will cheer them on....bubbly and all.

Edit to add.... it's great news......but by the time that it happens - it kinda frustrates me that I'll probably not be around to see other amazing feats that humuns will do in regards to space exploration.

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first set up a permanent lunar colony.

Why? It would be a far better idea to set up a colony somewhere we know there will be accessible water and an atmosphere. And where there would be a higher potential for scientific discoveries.

The moon is just a large rock that we have already been to many times.

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Hmmm... this seems awfully ambitious. For starters, they're talking about an entirely new (and currently only theoretical) propulsion system.

I guess America could do it, IF it was made a national priority. But is there any real political will to do so ?

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blabla every few years they come up with something new. What happen to the asteroid mission?

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blabla every few years they come up with something new. What happen to the asteroid mission?

The asteroid mission is very much alive and will take place before missions to Mars.

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Why?

There are MANY reasons. Just a few that come to mind:

  • It will be cheaper to achieve.
  • It will be safer.
  • It would be ideal for testing many of the techniques and technologies needed for a Mars base.
  • In an emergency the crew could return to the Earth in a few days, that is not possible with a Mars base.
  • Whilst we are accumulating knowledge on how the human body adapts to zero gravity we have no such data on how it adapts to reduced gravity, it would be far safer to study this on the Moon where a swift return to Earth is an option.

It would be a far better idea to set up a colony somewhere we know there will be accessible water and an atmosphere.

We know there is accessible water at the lunar poles. The Martian atmosphere is so thin that it offers no protection. On this basis Mars offers little advantage over the Moon.

And where there would be a higher potential for scientific discoveries.

There is huge potential for scientific discoveries on both. We have hardly scratched the surface of either world.

The moon is just a large rock that we have already been to many times.

Total nonsense on both counts.

The Moon is a fascinating body and one which offers clues as to how the Earth was formed.

I doubt many people would consider 6 manned missions "many". Just 12 humans have walked on the Moon.

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The asteroid mission is very much alive and will take place before missions to Mars.

well lets hope so....

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I didn't expect this in my lifetime, i hope they succeed. It's such an exiting time to be alive.

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I wonder if Mars will be a designated Tax Free Planet ~

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