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Re: Why colonise Mars?

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Yuri Kreaton <invlaid@invalid.com> wrote:
> On 11/21/2016 10:28 PM, Alan Folmsbee wrote:
>> On Monday, November 21, 2016 at 5:07:48 PM UTC-10, alal...@gmail.com
>> wrote:
>>> Why colonise Mars?  The standard reason given, is to ensure the
>>> survival of the human species.  But an extinction level event on
>>> Earth is not likely going to effect orbiting space stations or the
>>> moon.  Why can't we establish permanent self sustaining human
>>> settlements in Earth orbit or the Moon?
>>>
>>> Abhinav Lal Writer & Investor
>>
>> Establish a refugee camp in Antarctica. It is cheaper and better
>> weather than Mars. A million homeless folks warmed by coal fired
>> stoves. Cheap. Easy, scenic, all paid by the peace benefits.
>>
> 
> or in the Australian outback...
> 
> or Utah, or Arizona, or the Saheria,
> 
> 
> there is no real need to colonize the moon, mars or even have men in 
> space.  Only political.

It is more basic then that; the only reason for humans to go to space
is ego.

There is nothing on any other body in the solar system that can not
be had cheaper on Earth.

There is nothing off the Earth that can not be explored cheaper and
more extensively by remote machines.

It is difficult to find a scenario that would make the Earth a worse
place to live than Mars or the Moon.

If some private entity wants to send humans off planet, fine, but it
is a waste of public resources for governments to do it with the end
of the Cold War, which was the primary reason for going to the Moon.



-- 
Jim Pennino

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Why colonise Mars? alal65536@gmail.com - 2016-11-21 19:07 -0800
  Re: Why colonise Mars? Yuri Kreaton <invlaid@invalid.com> - 2016-11-21 22:09 -0600
  Re: Why colonise Mars? Alan Folmsbee <omnilobe@gmail.com> - 2016-11-21 20:28 -0800
    Re: Why colonise Mars? Yuri Kreaton <invlaid@invalid.com> - 2016-11-21 22:31 -0600
      Re: Why colonise Mars? edprochak@gmail.com - 2016-11-21 22:08 -0800
        Re: Why colonise Mars? Yuri Kreaton <invlaid@invalid.com> - 2016-11-22 22:42 -0600
      Re: Why colonise Mars? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-11-22 06:17 +0000
        Re: Why colonise Mars? edprochak@gmail.com - 2016-11-22 10:20 -0800
          Re: Why colonise Mars? "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-11-22 11:03 -0800
            Re: Why colonise Mars? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-11-22 19:39 +0000
            Re: Why colonise Mars? "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-11-22 11:58 -0800
          Re: Why colonise Mars? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-11-22 19:37 +0000
          Re: Why colonise Mars? Yuri Kreaton <invlaid@invalid.com> - 2016-11-22 22:45 -0600
      Re: Why colonise Mars? alal65536@gmail.com - 2016-11-21 23:21 -0800
        Re: Why colonise Mars? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-11-22 18:17 +0000
          Re: Why colonise Mars? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-11-22 11:06 -0800
          Re: Why colonise Mars? "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-11-22 13:19 -0800
            Re: Why colonise Mars? "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-11-22 16:12 -0800
            Re: Why colonise Mars? "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-12-01 12:50 -0800
              Re: Why colonise Mars? Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-12-01 13:16 -0800
                Re: Why colonise Mars? "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-12-01 16:15 -0800
                Re: Why colonise Mars? "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-12-04 12:03 -0800
                Re: Why colonise Mars? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-12-04 12:42 -0800
                Re: Why colonise Mars? Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-12-04 13:24 -0800
                Re: Why colonise Mars? "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-12-04 13:42 -0800
              Re: Why colonise Mars? "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-12-01 16:15 -0800
              Re: Why colonise Mars? Earle Jones27 <earle.jones@comcast.net> - 2016-12-04 17:24 -0800
          Re: Why colonise Mars? edprochak@gmail.com - 2016-11-22 20:16 -0800
            Re: Why colonise Mars? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-11-23 05:33 +0000
              Re: Why colonise Mars? "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-11-23 11:20 -0800
  Re: Why colonise Mars? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-21 22:03 -0800
    Re: Why colonise Mars? Yuri Kreaton <invlaid@invalid.com> - 2016-11-28 08:38 -0600
  Re: Why colonise Mars? Yuri Kreaton <invlaid@invalid.com> - 2016-12-04 23:25 -0600
    Re: Why colonise Mars? Yuri Kreaton <invlaid@invalid.com> - 2016-12-05 12:48 -0600
      Re: Why colonise Mars? "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-12-05 13:15 -0800
        Re: Why colonise Mars? "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-12-05 13:38 -0800
        Re: Why colonise Mars? "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-12-07 10:21 -0800
          Re: Why colonise Mars? "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-12-07 11:13 -0800

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