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| mornelithe said: Oh, I wasn't saying it couldn't potentially be useful for use in the future. The current serious issue is that it's nearly impossible to sterilize objects sent from Earth to Mars. Due to the resilience of bacteria to ionization, radiation etc... so until we can even approach these features in a way we can limit exposure, or completely stop the exposure, we probably won't be going anywhere near those sites for a bit. (NASA does not want to be introducing Earth organisms into environments where it could flourish on other planets, without knowing they aren't destroying an ecosystem we simply aren't smart enough to identify). We're still a ways away from settlement of Mars, given these facts. But, it's being worked on for sure. |
Are there any laws governing Mars though? What's stopping some crazy billionaire from launching his own mission to retrieve Mars water.
First we'll have a space hotel, maybe in 5 years already, then a lunar resort. I wouldn't be surprised if the first settlement on the Moon is for commercial reasons rather than scientific.
