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SarahD

(1,506 posts)
Wed May 15, 2024, 03:27 PM May 15

"Hey kids! Pile into the station wagon. We're going to Mars!"

"Bring a jacket. I hear it's cold up there." The popular media publish many articles speculating about how soon we'll land on Mars, what we'll discover, how long we'll stay, and how much fun we'll have. But here's an article outlining the difficulties and cautioning that we may never get there at all. I suppose we have to forge ahead because the effort will enrich many people and satisfy the Star Trek fantasies of legions of nerds. Personally, I think we'll be too busy trying not to kill ourselves to make the trip.
https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/will-humans-ever-go-to-mars/

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"Hey kids! Pile into the station wagon. We're going to Mars!" (Original Post) SarahD May 15 OP
Elon Musk wants to establish a colony on Mars.. Permanut May 15 #1
Better yet SarahD May 15 #2
Oh, I'd let him take a few billionaire buddies...... lastlib May 17 #3

Permanut

(5,828 posts)
1. Elon Musk wants to establish a colony on Mars..
Wed May 15, 2024, 03:42 PM
May 15

I would like to recommend that he goes with the first group. Just as an example, you understand.

lastlib

(23,527 posts)
3. Oh, I'd let him take a few billionaire buddies......
Fri May 17, 2024, 03:26 PM
May 17

Mr. Koch, Leonard Leo, Harlan Crow..........those guys..

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