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Mars offers no protection and not exactly rich on resources. I think, Venus sky cities[1] have bigger potential. There is a drove of resources plus free energy
by xvilka 5y ago
Mars offers no protection and not exactly rich on resources. I think, Venus sky cities[1] have bigger potential. There is a drove of resources plus free energy from Sun.
[1] https://bigthink.com/hard-science/how-to-colonize-venus/ https://bigthink.com/hard-science/how-to-colonize-venus/
- kitsunesoba 5y agoI think Venus will eventually be very interesting, but the lack of access to its surface means that all mineable materials will need to be imported, which is a big problem. For getting started on long term self sufficiency in space (which should be a goal, if we’re taking crewed spacefaring seriously) we can’t really do much better than Mars. Once there’s more infrastructure in place for in-space manufacturing other destinations become a lot more practical.