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Can we colonize Mars? Should we?
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Kilmore
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Well, we'll put a permanent base on the moon first. That will give us some experience with living on an extraterrestrial body, even though it is unlikely that anyone will stay there for longer than a year or two, the moon's relative lack of gravity being not very good for people. But once we get that experience, possibly develop gravitic technology or at least medical solutions to the problems humans suffer in space, Mars is the natural next step.
We'll probably start the same way we do on the moon, with a helium-3 processing plant. That said, does anyone have any ideas for the name of the first city on Mars?
May I humbly suggest... Helium?
We'll probably start the same way we do on the moon, with a helium-3 processing plant. That said, does anyone have any ideas for the name of the first city on Mars?
May I humbly suggest... Helium?
Ranger REG
Explorer
Nah. I vote for "Deliverance."Kilmore said:
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Gez
First Post
We should colonize the Moon before.
Think about it: Giant underground complexes (because, without atmosphere, the only protection against meteors is "the underdark"), huge caves in which you could fly like little bats with portative wings. With the Moon's gravity being 6 time weaker than on Earth, it would be possible. Damn, that would be so cool.
Once a permanent base is installed on the Moon, then we could mine it and make factories. The hollowed-out mines, once exhausted, could be converted in additional settlement space, allowing for the colony to grow regularly; and it's on the Moon we would eventually build interplanetary ships -- the bulk of which would come from the Moon's factories, rather than from Earth, because doing otherwise would be silly.
Think about it: Giant underground complexes (because, without atmosphere, the only protection against meteors is "the underdark"), huge caves in which you could fly like little bats with portative wings. With the Moon's gravity being 6 time weaker than on Earth, it would be possible. Damn, that would be so cool.
Once a permanent base is installed on the Moon, then we could mine it and make factories. The hollowed-out mines, once exhausted, could be converted in additional settlement space, allowing for the colony to grow regularly; and it's on the Moon we would eventually build interplanetary ships -- the bulk of which would come from the Moon's factories, rather than from Earth, because doing otherwise would be silly.
RangerWickett
Legend
We should merge Earth and Mars together to create one giant 'super-planet.' With such power, no force in the solar system could stop us. Bwahahahahahahaha!
Ranger REG
Explorer
Merge? Yeah. I want to see Earth and Mars smash together. The "asteroid colliding into Earth" gets boring after awhile.
"It's end of the world as we know it...." -- R.E.M.
"It's end of the world as we know it...." -- R.E.M.
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Ranger REG
Explorer
No annoying gravity means you need a leash, err tether line. Unless you like floating away, which is costly since we have to waste rocket fuel to catch you. Better to sign a DNR (Do Not Rescue).
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