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In reply to the discussion: A colony on Mars won't make sense until we're finished colonizing Antartica. [View all]lagomorph777
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A colony on Mars won't make sense until we're finished colonizing Antartica. [View all]
Towlie
May 2021
OP
The Oort Cloud is WWAAAAAAAYYYYY beyond reach, way out past the Kuiper Belt.
lagomorph777
May 2021
#6
It would be extremely hard to screw up Earth to be more inhospitable than Mars to human life
Klaralven
May 2021
#14
If we make the Earth uninhabitable, I don't WANT us to survive on some other planet.
Crunchy Frog
May 2021
#21
No, but NASA is working on 3D-printed shelters made from Mars dust, which would work if thick enough
lagomorph777
May 2021
#8
SpaceX is working on that. The Starship is meant to serve many missions, from Earth to Moon to Mars
lagomorph777
May 2021
#11
Yes, good for bulk cargo. But practical human transport will need shorter travel time.
lagomorph777
May 2021
#40
Probably for the best. I'm not too impressed with our current civilization.
Crunchy Frog
May 2021
#30
(oops sorry for the stretch, but) The White billionaires might want their own special planet.
ShazamIam
May 2021
#16
I'm sure we can find a special planet they could call their own. And send them to it.
JustABozoOnThisBus
May 2021
#35
I suspect the lunar and martian poop potatoes are nothing to brag about. nt
JustABozoOnThisBus
May 2021
#31
If you trace back the paths of some of the molecules of the pizza you ate just now...
backscatter712
May 2021
#39