Screw the Mars hype. Here's why we should move to Venus

Re:Screw the Mars hype. Here's why we should move to Venus by ASalazarMX on Thursday November 12, 2020 @02:05PM (#25073537)

> An actual station with regularly-scheduled flights people can utilize to go to and from the Earth

Consider that Elon is talking about one-way trips to settle Mars. People won't fly back to Earth for decades, if not generations. The objective is settling Mars, not making a spaceport.

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Re:Screw the Mars hype. Here's why we should move to Venus by taylodl on Thursday November 12, 2020 @05:56PM (#25076373)

And if you're serious about settling Mars then you need to think strategically, not tactically. The goal of chess is to force a checkmate. That's not your first move.

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Re:Screw the Mars hype. Here's why we should move to Venus by ASalazarMX on Thursday November 12, 2020 @06:51PM (#25076966)

That is a strategic option. Given the interplanetary shuttle capacity Earth has now (read: zero), doing one-way trips is the quickest and less costly way to find if Mars can be settled. Volunteers are told they would be risking their lives, because doing round trips is unfeasible yet.

Establishing round trips from Earth to Mars would need several Space Xs to finance it, or that the current one thrives for some decades more. Governments are not interested on it if it doesn't translate to votes.

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