>The journey to Mars is similar in relative technical requirements and time-on-ship to the early European colonization of the Americas. I dunno, this seems a b

>The journey to Mars is similar in relative technical requirements and time-on-ship to the early European colonization of the Americas. I dunno, this seems a bit doubtful. Water vs no air type of deal. I think going to Mars is a tiiiiiny bit more technical than crossing an ocean, even if a bit over 500 years ago that kind of an ordeal was much more difficult than it is today