> Mars is an unbelievably hostile environment. So is Southern California. Some of the early missions founded by the Spaniards starved to death. Modern life the

> Mars is an unbelievably hostile environment. So is Southern California. Some of the early missions founded by the Spaniards starved to death. Modern life there is absolutely dependent on technology. Take away the electricity, gasoline, and water and millions would die in short order. > interstellar travel is impossible. Not with multi-generation starships, it isn't.