Although I support temporary scientific ventures to Mars, I think the idea of permanent Human settlement on the red planet is best left to science fiction....
Health problems that have been observed in space cannot be applied to Mars as they occurred in zero-G. Muscles and bones will most likely weaken, but they will...
There is some evidence that 1/3 gravity may make heart problems far more likely then in 1 g.<br><br>Whilst the only way to find out would be to send people to...
Genetic engineering could also solve the gravity problem. Designing people that are able to live naturally in different environments.<br><br>The racial ...
Genetic Engineering would do what is needed, by the time we are ready to start living on mars permanently we should have the technology, the only problem I can...
Can anyone give me hints on how to insure that I am selected as a volunteer for the Mars Society Flashline Arctic Research Station? I sent my application in as...
--There is some evidence that 1/3 gravity may make heart problems far more likely then in 1 g.<br><br>Do you know where that study is? I haven't heard the ...
We really don't know, it is possible, and if we were to correlate the effect of those who spent a long time in space then we would expect to see some negative...
It's a good point that we just don't know much (if anything) about living in low gravity.<br><br> A point is that it _is_ a big unknown, so it _must_ be ...
> Can anyone give me hints on how to insure that I am selected as a volunteer for the Mars Society Flashline Arctic Research Station?<br><br> Maybe donate a...
My 2 favorite arguments against terraforming?<br>1) The level of infrastructure required is ample for building space habitats for far more than a planet's...
> Infrastructure on Mars would be more easy than in space..<br>> Building infrastructure will always be easier on Mars than in space...<br><br>Not ...
Have you ever tried to build a 1 km diameter mirror on mars that weighs less then a car?<br><br>You could do it in space easily, but on mars its pretty much...
<<everybody loves Mars in this club, but does anybody try to develop a way (a plan) to go to Mars?>> <br><br>August 2005:<br><br>Launch of a 45 mT ...
Thanks, everyone, for the interesting feedback on the Gravity Problem.<br>One way to explore low planetary gravity effects that would be significantly less ...
Instead of another debate on Mars vs space, how about we discuss how infrastructure in orbit around the planet could be used to support surface operations. ...
>... how about we discuss how infrastructure in orbit around the planet could be used to support surface operations. Rather than direct competition, we have...
--Have you ever tried to build a 1 km diameter mirror on mars that weighs less then a car?<br><br>No, and in the beginning no one will be able to build 1 km...
Why bring hydrogen?<br><br>Wouldn't it be better to use a CO/O engine, sure the Isp is much lower, but it doesn't require that much Hydrogen be bought from...
Orbital infrastructure at the earth end could be used to launch mars missions and do support work.<br><br>Anything in orbit of mars could be used to send ships...
>> ISS is in a stressful environment for humans<br>>> and expansion. On Mars the planet gives you<br>>> gravity, some shielding from the sun,...
--Why bring hydrogen?<br><br>--Wouldn't it be better to use a CO/O engine, sure the Isp is much lower, but it doesn't require that much Hydrogen be bought from...
--Orbital infrastructure at the earth end could be used to launch mars missions and do support work.<br><br>Have you read, "The case for mars" if so why do you...
HI:<br> You're right on this one. The microgravity of Mars orbit allows much larger structures.<br> The moons attract me as the gravity of them allows large...
>> ISS is in a stressful environment for humans<br>>> and expansion. On Mars the planet gives you<br>>> gravity, some shielding from the sun,...
Without oxygen CO is very stable.<br><br>It may or may not be able to do it, but it should be looked at, as it may be a better way to go.<br><br>Bringing the...
Don't use strawman arguments, I am aware that a presence in earth orbit isn't needed for mars exploration, but for colonisation you would have a very very hard...
>> The fallacy is that the ET tanks can be used, at <br>>> the moment, for much more than they are designed <br>>> for. Which is storing ...
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