• Zephorah@discuss.online
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      6 days ago

      Idk why he’s obsessed with mars. He wouldn’t be going. Even his money couldn’t create a magnetosphere.

      There’s sand and rock. Maybe some ice. Complete desolation. That is Mars. Even Elon’s money couldn’t fix Mars. Mining an asteroid for rare metals would make more sense, but I doubt it’s feasible.

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        6 days ago

        That’s the only thing that makes sense. Exploiting mars for minerals… I don’t think there are any worth the time of development and shipping back to earth… I might be wrong tho

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          6 days ago

          Asteroid belt is closer. Even so, who is doing the mining? Do we have a lot of people trained in space mining and EVA suit maintenance?

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            Space drones, probably operated remotely from storage/service/habitat hubs. There would also be great opportunities for research and development and other scientific pursuits if the cost to build develop and maintain those stations is paid for by the mined minerals