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Re:Mars is, at best, no less risky a place than Earth by paulryanrogers on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:08PM (#23865864)
Mars is only the beginning? Gravity wells take a lot of fuel to escape. Doubtful we'll be bouncing around the stars without some major breakthroughs in physics.
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Re:Mars is, at best, no less risky a place than Earth by gpm on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:21PM (#23865956)
Venus? The moon? The various moons in the outer solar system?

Agreed that interstellar travel is a ways out if ever... (though it doesn't require physics breakthroughs, just massive engineering breakthroughs. There's enough hydrogen in the solar system to make fusion powered thrusters theoretically possible).

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Re:Mars is, at best, no less risky a place than Earth by natch on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @11:02AM (#23917764)
You’re ignoring the part where I suggested that the “we” you mention would be redesigned to be amenable to that sort of stuff.
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Re:Mars is, at best, no less risky a place than Earth by natch on Thursday July 16, 2020 @10:47PM (#23866460)
Some moons of Saturn are interesting. And breakthroughs in physics do happen and there’s a lot between here and “bouncing around the stars.”
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