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Re: Why colonise Mars?

From Yuri Kreaton <invlaid@invalid.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: Why colonise Mars?
Date 2016-11-22 22:42 -0600
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On 11/22/2016 12:08 AM, edprochak@gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday, November 21, 2016 at 11:31:42 PM UTC-5, Yuri Kreaton 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.

> You and Alan do not seem to understand the meaning of an extinction
> level event.  IF life survives at all, there are some cases where it
> could be knocked back to microbial levels.
>

we have millions of microbe here on earth yet to be identified and named.

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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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