How soon until Space Colonization is a viable reality?

49ersfan · Joined: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 4657

It seems that the best candidate for such a project would be Mars, because it apparently has a somewhat habitable environment suited for humans- at least more so than our Moon.

Will we send humans to Mars anytime soon? And if so, can we expect a viable space colony to be built there? And if not Mars, any other candidates for Space Colonization?

^One picture of Mars from the Curiosity Rover, and it could definitely fool me into thinking it was a picture of Earth.
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Meco · Joined: 30 Aug 2012 Posts: 2335 Location: Las Vegas

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That's definitely just a picture of Nevada… Wink

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Gmen4ev · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:21 am Post subject:

Probably say around 2200 ... but thats only if our space program/ science funding gets an increase. And it would be no where close to what we have here on earth.

That or if something catastrophic happens may jump start it but I doubt anyone would seriously choose to live on Mars over earth unless they were forced to.
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ravens_rool28 · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:22 am Post subject:

I'm an idiot but... why would a rock that's farther from us be more habitable(sp?) than a rock closer to us?
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Gmen4ev · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:32 am Post subject:

jrry32 · Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 32766

Already happened...see Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century.
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ravens_rool28 · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:36 am Post subject:

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Gmen4ev · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:48 am Post subject:

Flaccomania · Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 16746 Location: Parkville, MD

I think if we ever do, it'll be pretty far into the future. First of all, to even colonize anything, you have to have infrastructure set up well in advance. Seeing as we haven't even had a person set foot on Mars yet, just that small step will still take a good while. Then all of the research, planning, sending people/supplies to even build the very first thing on the planets, make it sustainable for breathing, etc. Then, of course, factor in people who would want to move somewhere like that, where a leak could cause them death, with nothing to do on the planet, etc... It's just not really all that viable.

If they wanted to start colonizing an area that is not currently hospitable, that you have to overcome many challenges to provide the resources for sustained life, etc -- they'd just start moving people to the big deserts we have all over the Earth. Same concepts, but oxygen supply is already there, and it takes just a tad bit less time to get supplies there than it does Mars Wink

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Gmen4ev · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:52 am Post subject:

Blahman88 · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 21963 Location: DA BRITUSH IZLES

Not for a while, Space Radiation will prevent us from colonising until we can figure out a way to remove the effects of Radiation
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JTagg7754 · Joined: 09 Nov 2010 Posts: 7398 Location: Somewhere in Ohio

Will never happen. How would anyone get the money for it??
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EliteTexan80 · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:30 am Post subject:

As soon as we find the Mass Relays, we're in it to win it. #Cerberus. Very Happy

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