Re:Colonizing Mars: A Critique of the SpaceX Interplanetary ...
by elihu on Saturday October 22, 2016 @02:29AM
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Artificial light isn't the best, but it can be made to resemble daylight; I don't see that as a show-stopper.
If we can find some nice lava tubes that can be sealed and pressurized, it might make for some rather spacious dwellings. But yes, I expect the first Martians to effectively be mole people.
I imagine living on Mars would be a lot like living in a place like Whittier Alaska [1] (a town where everyone lives in the same building). Not for everyone, but some people might like it.
If we can find some nice lava tubes that can be sealed and pressurized, it might make for some rather spacious dwellings. But yes, I expect the first Martians to effectively be mole people.
I imagine living on Mars would be a lot like living in a place like Whittier Alaska [1] (a town where everyone lives in the same building). Not for everyone, but some people might like it.
[1] http://www.npr.org/2015/01/18/378162264/welcome-to-whittier-...