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Comment by bhhaskin

9 years ago

We know how to live on another planet like Mars. The issue is getting there, and getting there at scale.

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aylmao  9 years ago

Living there at scale is an issue too; the experiments ran here for a year in the desert require lots of training, careful planning and in general lots of time and resources. If we want to go to mars and stay there indefinitely we'll need bigger communities, which means manufacturing in mars, making the transition more seamless for a wider range of people, and in general just making more from less.

PS: Don't think this comment is down vote worthy, just healthy discussion imo.

dyarosla  9 years ago

I didn't downvote you, but I am genuinely curious where you got the idea that we know how to live on Mars already?

  • phlakaton  9 years ago

    In theory, you just go there, plop down a habitat, and live in it.

    In practice, it might be a little tougher than it sounds. :-)

    • shrimp_emoji  9 years ago

      At least the low gravity makes a space elevator tenable with current materials -- that'd be a big aid. Getting to and from parking orbit from Earth is such a pain!