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No need: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian_lava_tube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian_lava_tube

• jlebrech 9y ago
  genius, we just need to send airlocks.
  • devrandomguy 9y ago
    And even those could be just inflatable doughnut plugs with a pair of inwards opening flaps. You could even squeeze the air out of the lock, against the user's suit, to avoid the need for a vacuum pump!
    • jlebrech 9y ago
      also a 100% flawless vacuum wouldn't be that crutial, there's an atmosphere and you can pump more oxygen into the base, and also have maybe more "sphincters" to keep the air in.