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That's the problem with Elon Musk's mars colony plan. There seem to be better alternatives closer to home. Even the moon would be better in many respects, but s
by eloff 7y ago
That's the problem with Elon Musk's mars colony plan. There seem to be better alternatives closer to home. Even the moon would be better in many respects, but space stations make more sense.
- magduf 7y agoWell to be fair, building an O'Neill cylinder is well beyond our current capabilities, and simply flying a craft to Mars and blowing up an inflatable dome is much easier and more practical given our current technology. However, I do agree that this colonize-Mars idea seems a little silly. We have a large body (the Moon) that's only a few days away, instead of 6-18 months; why not start there? Once we get pretty good at mining on the Moon and nearby asteroids, we should get better at building some rotating space stations.