Re:Was Starship’s Stage Zero a Bad Pad?
by matricaria on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @11:07AM
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It’s more surviving than living on Mars.
AFAIK a journey to Mars will be a one way ticket.
Yes it would be, so what sane person would sign up for it?
The chance we would see a person standing on surface of mars is 0%, unless there is some revolutionary scientific/engineering breakthrough or an actual threat to life on earth.
The martian soil is toxic and currently we are unable to use it for agriculture.
Low solar panel output plus sandstorms mean a lot of upkeep is needed to keep power up - or more realistically you need to deliver a nuclear reactor there. But... rockets do explode, do you want to experience nuclear fuel payload explode in earths atmosphere?
People on mars will have to live in underground dwellings to shield them from space radiation.
Different gravity in long term might have some unexpected side effects, especially pregnancy.
But then whats the point of it all... we are unable to create stable colony (plan b) there. Mining? Moon is closer and easier for that purpose.
It all sounds like a penal colony, no sane person will sign up for it.