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Denis Kalyshkin's avatar

Thanks for the article. During the Clubhouse era I was at one of the events where we discussed SpaceTech. When I asked what is the business case for Mars colonization, one of the speakers answered that there wasn't such a case. Then he clarified that during colonization of the Americas the settlers have paid their one way ticket themselves. It was an aha moment when I understood that we have millions of people on the Earth who are ready to do the same now. We just need a reasonably cheap price for the trip and the first settlement on the Red Planet.

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J.K. Lund's avatar

This is certainly an interesting discussion. I have frequently mused as to what a Martian colony, once established, might look like. In theory, without the vested and established interests of Earth, Mars could be a very good proving ground for superior forms of economic and political governance.

We have a looong way to go, but the time to begin thinking of these things is now. We have a window of opportunity to make this happen. All life Earth, ultimately depends on humanity's ability to free it from the bounds of Earth's gravity and spread it throughout the universe. If you ask me, space exploration and human progress is the single most-pro-environment position we can take.

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