> You can probably manufacture that thing quite easily from basic sheet metal, when you have limited machinery and labour on another planet. Not if it's made o

> You can probably manufacture that thing quite easily from basic sheet metal, when you have limited machinery and labour on another planet. Not if it's made of stainless steel - stuff is hard to cut and hard to weld (though might be easier in a non-oxygen rich environment like Mars). For ease of manufacture and maintainability, plus a lot of other "pluses" - I actually like this truck: http://oxgvt.com/ http://oxgvt.com/ Too bad it's unlikely it will be available for purchase in first world countries, if it ever gets to that phase.