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Getting to the moon and Mars won't save the human race, Earth is where life can be sustained. Humans cannot reproduce in space, on the moon or on Mars because g
by courtf 5y ago
Getting to the moon and Mars won't save the human race, Earth is where life can be sustained. Humans cannot reproduce in space, on the moon or on Mars because gravity has a strong and vital role in gestation in mammals. Beyond that, these other locations are quite inhospitable (radiation, temperature, pressure, etc), more inhospitable than pretty much anywhere on Earth.
If we can't make it work here and end up destroying the ecology of Earth, upon which we depend, there's no reason to think we'll survive on the moon or Mars.
- krallja 5y agoFYI, there’s actually gravity on the Moon and Mars. We haven’t done studies to determine if it’s enough G for successful propagation of the species.
- courtf 5y agoYeah of course there's gravity, there's gravity in space too. I'm saying it won't be enough.
- edmundsauto 5y agoHave we done studies to show this conclusively? If not, I would think that getting to the moon would be important in order to perform those studies.
- criddell 5y agoI don't believe the moon and Mars are end goals, just steps along the way.