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Originally Posted by Ray Allan
Maybe when humans finally land on Mars, they can look for Marvin Martian, he could be hiding underground somewhere. But they might make him very angry.
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I think they've spoted his footprints on Mars.
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Originally Posted by Olaf Menes
The technical problems of Humans on Mars are far more daunting than anyone will admit. The fact is solar radiation and cosmic radiation begin to cause massive effects on biological tissue within hours of being in deep space. Unless lightweight, effective shielding is developed, If you are over 50 your chances of seeing humans walk on Mars is basically zero despite the talk of 2030 or 2035 being launch dates. The USA is broke. The cost of a successful mission to Mars and back will cost in estimates 2-5 trillion dollars.
The defunding of NASA has already been extreme. In actuality the cost of sending humans is borderline imbecile at this point. Artificial Intelligence Robots will be the first independently operating entities on Mars. In My opinion I would be shocked to think Humans on Mars before 2075 will be monumentally optimistic.
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The USA is indeed broke, but the USA won't be paying for it; Elon Musk will. Profits from Starlink alone are enough to cover the costs.
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