Quote: (12-02-2014 10:21 AM)hwuzhere Wrote:
Quote: (12-02-2014 09:44 AM)Bad Hussar Wrote:
Quote: (12-02-2014 09:04 AM)Sonsowey Wrote:
If Musk is actually responsible for colonizing Mars, would it be an exagerration to say he is the most important man in our species' history?
As a fellow South African-Canadian for weird patriotic reasons I would like this to be true, but I think it's just talk. It would be phenomenally difficult to do this.
And maybe other forum members can explain to me why Musk, and others, always talk about Mars? What about the moon? It's closer and must be so much easier to get to and from. You know, crawl before you can walk.
The problem with colonizing the moon is that we cannot simulate gravity on a space base. That's why we have taken to colonizing Mars which has similar and stable gravity.
Ja, I guess this makes sense.....but, protecting humans from radiation must be more difficult on Mars since it is closer to the sun.