Fuzz Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 2 hours ago, ayepatz said: Yes, as soon as somebody invents a sustainable, self-contained biosphere, and a way of getting it safely there. Where's Pauly Shore when you need him? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyBones777 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Humanity won't be around long enough to figure out how to colonize Mars. Besides, isn't colonization heavily frowned upon these days?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Mars has a great view, but not much atmosphere...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBird55 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Yes, as soon as A I replaces carbon based life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbs Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 the real question is not can we, but why would we? there isn't yet a permanently staffed lab on the moon and that place is waaaay easier to establish. my guess is that humans can achieve the technology, but that the economic thrust available won't get the rocket off the ground. -dobbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Ninja Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Ooph, I say yes as long as we are all still around to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyxwvu44 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 As soon as we find enough valuable materials there, we will be moving there to make profit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucass111 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Getting to Mars is an incredible challenge. The resources it would take to colonize on Mars would be insane.......not going to happen lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlee Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Nope. By the time we're technologically able to pull off colonization vs. habitation, we'll have discovered a more earth-like planetary body which commands attention and the Mars colonization will be deprecated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jal154 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Don’t think that is ever going to happen. I think our planet in the way off future will somehow be destroyed wether by us or a natural disaster. I am no scholar on this..........but some disaster like when the dinosaurs were wiped out. Civilization will be again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLC Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 My question is if they can, will it be cigar friendly? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky McSwensen Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 I think it will happen. Just because if theoretically we can we will. Moon landing (which I shall assume wasn't faked for this analogy ? ) only risked money and astronauts lives. I think Mars will be similar especially since those nutty money loaded Bezos and Musk have a chubby for space (recently toured blue origin, good god does he love scifi). fixing problems here would be nice but unrealistic as it requires everyone to be on board and supportive and changing their lifestyles. Mars colony requires crazy money and a smaller population of people risking their lives and lifestyles, which sadly means it's got a much better shot at suceeding. still unlikely but so were a lot of things 40 years back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmbarton Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 With a profit motive, anything’s possible. There’s not much to gain by colonizing Mars but mining asteroids ... that’s where there’s money to be made! Just one asteroid contains $1 Quintillion worth of resources and metals. We’ll be colonizing the asteroid belt to mine from it before we’re colonizing planets for scientific research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldEasy Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 I think it depends on our definition of colonization. Do I see a large scale civilization there? Certainly not in our lifetimes. Yet, if we do begin to reinvest in manned space exploration I could absolutely see a small space-station-like settlement being established there, albeit with more permanent residency due to the time and resources involved in the journey and the difficulty of returning in particular. Also, due to surface conditions, I definitely envision a completely contained ecosystem, so there will be a huge investment required to build it. Again, whether this occurs in our lifetimes is up in the air, but I expect something along those lines will occur eventually, if only as a sort of practice step for future endeavors that are presently completely out of reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsolomon Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 I would say no to colonization, but maybe we will land humans there much like the moon landings. We are starting to see the private sector get involved with rockets and that's a plus, but I don't see the US government putting a lot of money towards space exploration by humans. There is a timeframe issue with this poll that leaves it wide open as to when it might happen and maybe it will happen, but not in my lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloy Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 On 4/30/2019 at 8:44 PM, JohnS said: Yes, I think mankind will find a way to colonise Mars. In the future (100 years from now, not in my lifetime). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeFOH Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 The closest 50/50 yet! And the "nays" have it. Put your rockets away, Elon. The random winner of a sampler goes to @Cayman17 !! Congrats! Please PM @First Lady with your details so Lise can dispatch your prize. Thanks to all participants - next 50/50 will be up today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cayman17 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 19 minutes ago, MoeFOH said: The closest 50/50 yet! And the "nays" have it. Put your rockets away, Elon. The random winner of a sampler goes to @Cayman17 !! Congrats! Please PM @First Lady with your details so Lise can dispatch your prize. Thanks to all participants - next 50/50 will be up today! I’m in shock! Thanks FOH! ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/3/2019 at 5:31 AM, cmbarton said: With a profit motive, anything’s possible. There’s not much to gain by colonizing Mars but mining asteroids ... that’s where there’s money to be made! Just one asteroid contains $1 Quintillion worth of resources and metals. We’ll be colonizing the asteroid belt to mine from it before we’re colonizing planets for scientific research. You should read "The Martian Way" by Asimov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Puffer Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I thought we already colonized Mars, screwed it up, and had to abandon it for Earth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markspring1978 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Congrats @Cayman17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Ninja Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Congrats [mention=32125]cayman17[/mention]! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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