On Mar/8/2021 at 14:19, Jeff Findley wrote :
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Le 01/03/2021 à 01:27, Alain Fournier a écrit*:
SpaceX plans on building Starship to transport Mars colonist and
equipment for a Mars colony. But they mostly expect other companies and
organizations to handle the actual establishment of a base on Mars :
habitats, greenhouses... Starship seems to be advancing well, but I
haven't heard much about others working on the necessities for living on
Mars. Have any of you heard about others having such plans?

All this "To mars" stuff is just vaporwware. Humans have no technology
to send any of hem to mars now, and (luckily) they will not have it in
the next 20 years.

I personally think we'll see humans set foot on Mars in less than 20
years. Actual colonies on Mars will take a bit longer. ;-)

Depending on what is your definition of a colony, the first one could
very well be in less than 20 years. I personally think that in less than
20 years there will be some people living on Mars and considering Mars
as their home or some people living on Mars with no planed date for
their return to Earth. That is a rather weak definition of what is a
colony, and even so, it is not a sure thing that it will happen within
20 years, but I think it will happen.

For a stronger definition of a colony, such as a group living on Mars
and capable of growing and surviving indefinitely without receiving
supplies from Earth, yes I would say that will take more than 20 years.


Alain Fournier