Re:Journey to Mars: Pioneering Next Steps in Space Explorati...
by TeMPOraL on Saturday October 10, 2015 @12:55AM
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> The word 'colonize' evokes thoughts of British, Dutch, Portuguese, etc colonization ~500-200 years ago.
Maybe in your generation.
For me it evokes thoughts of Star Trek, of humanity as a whole expanding to outer space and building habitats in far away places.
I really don't think people talking about colonizing Mars think about it in terms of colonial times. And this may be a source of various misunderstandings when debating manned space missions.
Maybe in your generation.
For me it evokes thoughts of Star Trek, of humanity as a whole expanding to outer space and building habitats in far away places.
I really don't think people talking about colonizing Mars think about it in terms of colonial times. And this may be a source of various misunderstandings when debating manned space missions.