(no, i'm not registered) We, being earthlings, will NOT colonize Mars for a long time to come. I suggest that, along the lines of what was said about moon experimentation or colonization mentioned below, if people are serious about such things, and are not interested in astronaut corpses on mars, that more than just arctic testing be done. They can research whatever they want now, but I think we need experience in the area before an attempt is made to actually colonize mars. At the present rate of things, I think maybe we'll be on mars in 150-300 years... The society that is needed for this type of venture isn't really there. Worst of all, most people are more concerned with a wide array of other things much more mundane, and they consider the very idea as detached. I don't believe it will be possible with current trends for us to be on mars any time soon(for instance: 30 years?).
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Oops. I mean above in the second sentence.
(no, i'm not registered)
We, being earthlings, will NOT colonize Mars for a long time to come. I suggest that, along the lines of what was said about moon experimentation or colonization mentioned below, if people are serious about such things, and are not interested in astronaut corpses on mars, that more than just arctic testing be done. They can research whatever they want now, but I think we need experience in the area before an attempt is made to actually colonize mars. At the present rate of things, I think maybe we'll be on mars in 150-300 years... The society that is needed for this type of venture isn't really there. Worst of all, most people are more concerned with a wide array of other things much more mundane, and they consider the very idea as detached. I don't believe it will be possible with current trends for us to be on mars any time soon(for instance: 30 years?).