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Gardening On Mars

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the marshrooms-are-delicious dept.

Calopteryx writes "Following Obama's announcement of the intention to send humans to Mars by the mid-2030s, New Scientist reports on plans to piece together the elements of a starter kit for the first colonists of the Red Planet: 'The creation of a human outpost on Mars is still some way off, but that hasn't stopped us planning the garden.'"

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  1. GECK? by notjustchalk · · Score: 4, Funny

    "...a starter kit for the first colonists."

    I'd lobby for it to be called the Garden of Eden Creation Kit, but there might be fallout from that decision...

  2. Re:Antarctica? by laejoh · · Score: 3, Funny

    famous last words: Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!