> And so if you asked people from that time first consuming that media what they imagine the world (in terms of space) would look like 40 years later, us lookin

> And so if you asked people from that time first consuming that media what they imagine the world (in terms of space) would look like 40 years later, us looking at somewhat higher resolution pictures from Mars would sound skeptical to the point of absurdity. As such a person, I do in fact concur. We really expected a moon colony fairly soon, and by now, a thriving colony on Mars. We were wildly naïve about how hard it was. To have a self-sustaining colony on Mars, you would have to re-invent every single piece of technology we use on Earth to work in an environment of complete scarcity.