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Let's go to Mars!!!!

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Created by cisco > 9 months ago, 24 Apr 2013
cisco
QLD, 12365 posts
25 Apr 2013 12:18AM
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Macroscien
QLD, 6809 posts
25 Apr 2013 12:57AM
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Would you buy One Way ticket for two if they start selling ?

cisco
QLD, 12365 posts
25 Apr 2013 1:15AM
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Why don't you just watch the video??

Macroscien
QLD, 6809 posts
25 Apr 2013 1:25AM
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cisco said...
Why don't you just watch the video??

I did some time ago already
What don't you watch the news ?
edition.cnn.com/2013/04/22/world/mars-one-way-ticket/index.html

cisco
QLD, 12365 posts
25 Apr 2013 1:50AM
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It is not about "Thrill Seeking". It is about "Humanity Moving Forward".

The only thing holding us back is the current world political system.

thePup
13831 posts
25 Apr 2013 2:57AM
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I don't see too much swell action happening out there Cis' It isn't doing it for me so .... pass !

southace
SA, 4803 posts
25 Apr 2013 12:22PM
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Nice doco! Aparently blocks of land are selling cheap on eBay!

Macroscien
QLD, 6809 posts
25 Apr 2013 1:29PM
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Strange that nobody want to live on the Moon, but isn't it the obvious choice to colonize first the closest easiest to reach celestial body.

Then get some experience and move to next one?

I will not be surprised if one day Chinese (because is the only ambitious and capable nation at the time ) will land on the Moon , build few barracks, and start permanent habitats.

Unlike Mars this is technically possible right now, reasonable cheap.

Macroscien
QLD, 6809 posts
25 Apr 2013 7:22PM
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I am excited
Only 4 years left and we have first permament colony on the Moon !


GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
26 Apr 2013 11:26AM
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cisco said...
It is about "Humanity Moving Forward".


Now there's a CT if I ever heard one.

We can't get anything working properly on earth, why should we believe we can get it done on Mars?

Macroscien
QLD, 6809 posts
26 Apr 2013 1:41PM
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GalahOnTheBay said...
cisco said...
It is about "Humanity Moving Forward".


Now there's a CT if I ever heard one.

We can't get anything working properly on earth, why should we believe we can get it done on Mars?

This is so called " terraforming"

Now we could project and export all out disasters to other worlds.
I hate to see repeat of colonization with all that same history we had here already. Maybe really we should wait a century or two and try solve our problems here...
Suppose that indeed we build self sufficient, sustainable colony there 10,000 strong.
Beside technical issues like food, water and energy do we have the slightest idea how that colony should be organized and structured ?
-political system ?
-payment and renumeration
-law
-religion
-marriage or free love
and much more
We could build Utopian new world from scratch or we could just apply the worst rules that doesn't work even here on Earth.
We could also assume that colony MUST obey all request from Earth which just reminds Crown and Kingdom absolute power.
Obviously Earth will very happy do send nuke instead of food at first sign of disobedience.

thePup
13831 posts
26 Apr 2013 1:10PM
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^^^^
Well I'm definitely out now - geez

Mark _australia
WA, 23701 posts
26 Apr 2013 1:28PM
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At least on Mars there are no other species for us to treat like sh!t

Wonder if all the girls will have 3 boobs though?

cisco
QLD, 12365 posts
27 Apr 2013 12:27AM
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thePup said...
^^^^
Well I'm definitely out now - geez


So am I. Sarcasm and ridicule are not worth responding to.

choco
SA, 4186 posts
27 Apr 2013 12:07PM
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we come in penis peace.....wonder who's controlling Curiosity up there? lol

Darkspi
SA, 171 posts
27 Apr 2013 6:27PM
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the mars trilogy of books (red green blue mars) is an interesting read

Macroscien
QLD, 6809 posts
27 Apr 2013 7:16PM
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I hope that this time with all this social media etc will be quite difficult for NASA to fake Mars landing.
Even if task could be easier since there is bigger gravity that Moon and atmosphere to effect dropping dust.
Even scenery could be taken straight from our iron ore mines with excellent red background and not many other futures.
They could already claim credit for building roads on Mars for further development
and get this way extra funds.


or just straight CGI



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