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Re:Why Not Mars by blamestross on Monday January 02, 2023 @07:55AM (#34217392)
Interestingly, rocky planet disassembly isn't horribly complicated and is a well solved problem. Just need large scale rail and satellite manufacturing.

https://web.archive.org/web/20090616110337///www.aeiveos.com...

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Re:Why Not Mars by poulpy123 on Monday January 02, 2023 @08:12AM (#34217494)
"solved problem" I don't think this word means what you think it means
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Re:Why Not Mars by oblio on Monday January 02, 2023 @08:22AM (#34217556)
I love this exchange.

It's about what you'd call "hard SF" and one side calls their argument a "solved problem" :-)))

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Re:Why Not Mars by blamestross on Monday January 02, 2023 @09:25AM (#34218159)
Only requires more structures and geoengineering larger than humans have bever done before.

We know how, and we know it doesn't require more than operating at higher scales of industry than ever before. Any interplanetary or kardishev 1+ venture makes those assumptions.

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