Will humans really move to Mars?

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JacobJordan · Accepted Answer

Possible. The moon is a more logical next step. For numerous reasons primary among them being launching rockets from the moon will be infinitely cheaper than it is on earth. No atmosphere, far lower gravity. The best route would be as follows

1 moon: build a moon base capable of self sustainability.

2 begin mining asteroids for rare minerals break them apart process them etc

3 expand the moon base to host more people

4 increase the mineral extraction and begin construction of geostationary launch pads + construction facilities to further reduce the cost of launching rockets

5 build rockets and launch exploratory team to Mars.

6 set up small self sustainable base on Mars while team conducts various tests and preps the area for further people

7 send more teams to join/relieve first team and to expand the Mars base setting up production facilities to process minerals and produce water, fuel etc

DarkLegacy · Accepted Answer

It will only be the privileged few but living there would be almost impossible. We would have to wear special suits all the time and the impact on us would be immense both physically and mentally. Astronauts in space are advised to only spend 6 months in space before coming back to Earth.

Even then many have a lot of physical and mental health issues such as back problems and other muscular issues due to the gravity change. They suffer from insomnia as well, it messes up their entire biological system.

ShellyB · Accepted Answer

I have no idea except I will not be on Mars!

My dad kind of makes fun of the idea that there will be a colony on Mars any time soon. He says “it is only a little better than the Moon and it is a thousand times further” (or something like that I don’t know if he said a hundred or a thousand or a million).

ApplePie409 · Accepted Answer

Do they even have a McDonald's up there?

Drewtate · Answer

Possibly but will it be us humans on earth of will it be seeded by us with genetically engineered humans who will be able to adapt to life on Mars with its weaker gravity. I mean we'd have to establish colonies of a few humans probably mostly female and then send frozen fertilised embryos which these women would have to care for to term that way you could start with a very small colony and then grow it rapidly without danger of inbreeding and these genetically engineered 1st generation of human Martians would maybe populate Mars in a few hundred years.

Jersey2 · Answer

Yes, we will. It will likely happen within the next 20 years. I would expect a small scientific outpost there built underground to protect from radiation, temperatures and dust storms.

We will go there on SpaceX’s Starship rocket. I would expect supplies to be sent first, then a construction team, then the scientists, then a small town built for science and the construction of larger sites including better landing facilities. Construction equipment will be sent such as boring machines, concrete mixers, along with oxygen machines, water machines, communication equipment, food sources, small scale garden equipment to offset rations and so much more.

patois · Answer

It's in the proximity of useful resources, but it's not all that inhospitable with a very weak magnetic field which prevents the maintenance of a useful atmosphere and leaves anyone that chooses to visit exposed to a deadly amount of radiation. Resources are useful, but at what price... The cost benefit ratio doesn't make a convincing case for it.

KrakenAttackin · Answer

Nah. We only go to Mars because we can actually get there. Mars as a colony isn't particularly attractive unless it would be a stepping off point for something else.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

There's some that can't wait to go but, it IS where we came from.

nawtee_me · Answer

Nope the prices are way too high there right now. Maybe in the future…. lol

AviatorTom · Answer

Eventually, humans will relocate to other places in Space. Mars is a reasonable first step, but I don't think it will happen in my lifetime.

MisterWack · Answer

The human species, NO Some humans who trained a large portion of their life for the opportunity to live on the red dot known as Mars, yes.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

They will not. Radiation, gravity and 'poisonous' surrounding will not make it sustainable. But PLEASE: let Musk go there, and try. With... good riddance.

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

No. Before the kind of safe atmosphere containment equipment and/or terraforming systems have been developed and installed, the Earth will have long been destroyed.

strateguy632 · Answer

yes, i believe in the conspiracy that we are already there... zapping chinese there to *gaurd the bases. that was the declassified space force trump "started".

RavVid · Answer

There are very few circumstances where the earth is less habitable than Mars so there is not much point in terms of colonizing as in North America/Australia

DryGermanGuy · Answer

Did you watch  Total Recall  lately, or something? :-D

BCA6010 · Answer

I have no doubt we will try someday, and I also have no doubt that the first wave will be a catastrophic disaster.

normalice · Answer

We will die off long before anything like that becomes feasible.

Anonymous · Answer

No 😂. We have not even discovered the entire world we live in and some have not even left their block let alone go to Mars. And some preach patriotism with supremacy and tie themselves to one county like it's their personal asset and you think humans can move to Mars 😂 humans are disgraceful to move anywhere

PositiveNote · Answer

I hope I can get quite a few of those I dislike to move to Mars! Is that what you meant? LOL

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

Someday they might, it's not impossible, the question is: are you going to be one of the one way ticket travelers? 😄 Personally i'm not because earth is my home!

exitseven · Answer

It Trumpvm wins the election hopefully a lot of liberals will move there.

Anonymous · Answer

we would've colonized multiple planets by now if we weren't too busy fighting each other all the time over offended feelings

ChicoFromThe305 · Answer

If they do, it's pretty cool knowing that whoever is born there will be considered a martian.

jshm2 · Answer

No, it's just a tax scam like the "Apple car".

OddBeMe · Answer

Most likely not. I would expect +100 years we’ll be reaching out to “colonize” or just create new markets for capitalism by making it a getaway or vacay

dreamstar72 · Answer

No because the next stop for the people of Earth will be Venus in about 10 thousand years.

AngryCarl · Answer

Not in significant numbers. We don't even have a moon colony yet, and the moon, while arguably even more inhospitable, is a lot closer.

handsomelad70 · Answer

I would if there were buxom blonde Martian women !!!

Anonymous · Answer

It's unlikely to happen any time soon as terraforming Mars to be habitable by humans would take hundreds of years.

NamerOfStars · Answer

Eventually, maybe. Not any time soon.

shortster · Answer

Given the opportunity, I would.

slatyb · Answer

Not in your lifetime.

Yannae · Answer

May Marvin welcome us all.

DrPepper12 · Answer

Yes but not for dozens of generations.

Anonymous · Answer

Only men. Women will want Venus.

baseball_jayden · Answer

I hope so.

Luckycharms12 · Answer

No I'll be well dead

Anonymous · Answer

No way

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