More Everything Forever

Re:More Everything Forever by amanaplanacanal on Thursday April 24, 2025 @03:58AM (#43780254)

Earth after a global nuclear war or comet strike is still more hospitable than Mars.

It's hard to imagine anything that would make Mars a better place to live than simply staying on earth.

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Re:More Everything Forever by bryanlarsen on Thursday April 24, 2025 @06:53AM (#43781174)

Yes it would be. But that doesn't matter if no humans make it through the apocalypse in the first place.

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Re:More Everything Forever by amanaplanacanal on Thursday April 24, 2025 @08:53AM (#43782127)

The moon would do the job at a lot cheaper price.

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Re:More Everything Forever by bryanlarsen on Thursday April 24, 2025 @10:03AM (#43782937)

Nope. Because of aero braking, Mars takes less delta v to get to and land on than the moon does.

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Re:More Everything Forever by amanaplanacanal on Thursday April 24, 2025 @12:50PM (#43784838)

Now I'm wondering why the Apollo program went to the moon if doing Mars is so much cheaper.

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Re:More Everything Forever by bryanlarsen on Thursday April 24, 2025 @06:48PM (#43788354)

Going is cheaper. Coming back is more expensive. And of course the 3-6 month travel time is a challenge.

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