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As computers got better, risking human lives where automatic probes could do was becoming somewhat unjustifiable. Also, the life support systems needed to keep
by inglor_cz 3y ago
As computers got better, risking human lives where automatic probes could do was becoming somewhat unjustifiable.
Also, the life support systems needed to keep us alive are heavy and complicated. Robots don't need them.
- hollerith 3y agoAlso, we have yet to find a way to prevent the profound adverse effects of prolonged periods of weightlessness on the human body, which is why there are still zero permanent residents of space--contrary to expectations at the start of the era of space exploration.
- Miraste 3y agoWe do have a way--large rotating cylinders--it's just expensive, and hard to engineer depending on the method. If Starship can really bring down launch costs per ton anywhere near what Elon claims, it will finally become feasible.