Re: Terraforming Mars

by **Kasrkin Seath** on Sat May 22, 2010 2:58 pm

Im pretty sure that alot of NASA's funding went to stuff like this
http://www.physorg.com/news174031552.html

Makes sense, really. Why should we continue to do what we have been doing with old tech when we can improve the technology and go even further?

I really wonder about what happened to Project Prometheus though

by PiEdude on Sat May 22, 2010 3:04 pm

Ringleader wrote:Hey, I'm all for terraforming Mars.

...So long as there is no life on it that had not originated on earth prior. If life had originated on earth and then had become transferred to Mars, or vice versa, I guess it would still be alright.

Are you absolutely positive you're not the reincarnation of Carl Sagan?

by **KrAzY** on Sat May 22, 2010 10:59 pm

Angatar wrote:
KrAzY wrote:it takes a fuckload of fuel to just get off of earth... without a base on the moon to resupply, a manned flight to mars would be impossible simply due to cargo capacity needed for all the supplies humans would need for the 3-6 month journey there

I didn't say that we should completely skip over the Moon, just not try and make it Earth. Mars would be much better.

well obviously we would never terraform the moon, I thought that was implied

we do need to figure out how to build self-sustaining bases in space... on the moon... before we even attempt at mars though

for such a long journey, I think you would probably even be forced to give a whole section of the ship to an oxygen regeneration system... aka a greenhouse... whihc you wouldn't be able to take off of the earth with

by Nocbl2 on Sat May 22, 2010 11:39 pm

KrAzY wrote:
Angatar wrote:
KrAzY wrote:it takes a fuckload of fuel to just get off of earth... without a base on the moon to resupply, a manned flight to mars would be impossible simply due to cargo capacity needed for all the supplies humans would need for the 3-6 month journey there

I didn't say that we should completely skip over the Moon, just not try and make it Earth. Mars would be much better.

well obviously we would never terraform the moon, I thought that was implied

we do need to figure out how to build self-sustaining bases in space... on the moon... before we even attempt at mars though

for such a long journey, I think you would probably even be forced to give a whole section of the ship to an oxygen regeneration system... aka a greenhouse... whihc you wouldn't be able to take off of the earth with

That and the fact that plants require water.

by Nocbl2 on Sat May 22, 2010 11:40 pm

kasrkin seath wrote:Im pretty sure that alot of NASA's funding went to stuff like this
http://www.physorg.com/news174031552.html

Makes sense, really. Why should we continue to do what we have been doing with old tech when we can improve the technology and go even further?

I really wonder about what happened to Project Prometheus though

We should use this to get to Mars and the Moon.

by **KrAzY** on Sun May 23, 2010 12:52 am

there is water on the moon... remember that rocket they shot at it a year ago? that was to check the water content of the impact... they found a lot

by czar on Sun May 23, 2010 1:44 am

Cheese wrote:Moon first then Mars. These are the rules.

Yeah , we need to moon to launch off of.