What’s more, Mars should not even be a target for colonization at this point, according to Hadfield. Our sites should be set on a place much closer.

“We absolutely need to do it on the moon for a few generations,” Hadfield told Keep.

On average, the moon is about 600 times closer to Earth than Mars. That means if something goes wrong with a colony, we can dispatch help from Earth that will reach the Moon in a matter of hours instead of months. Developing a working moon colony would be an important first step to living on Mars.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/astronauts-thoughts-on-mars-one-colony-mission-2014-12#ixzz3KglUGS77

There’s no such thing as cheap manned space exploration. You spend gazillions or you don’t go.

Mars is more romantic a destination I think, fires up our imagination of the possibilities it holds.
It would make sense to establish a colony on the moon first because as you said it’s far closer for resupply and rescue, plus if its abundant in Helium 3 as they think it fuel for those just around the corner fusion reactors

Cymek said:

Mars is more romantic a destination I think, fires up our imagination of the possibilities it holds.
It would make sense to establish a colony on the moon first because as you said it’s far closer for resupply and rescue, plus if its abundant in Helium 3 as they think it fuel for those just around the corner fusion reactors

You’ve been hanging out with BC too much.

Divine Angel said:

Cymek said:

Mars is more romantic a destination I think, fires up our imagination of the possibilities it holds.
It would make sense to establish a colony on the moon first because as you said it’s far closer for resupply and rescue, plus if its abundant in Helium 3 as they think it fuel for those just around the corner fusion reactors

You’ve been hanging out with BC too much.

We tandemn on the jet ski

Cymek said:

Divine Angel said:

Cymek said:

Mars is more romantic a destination I think, fires up our imagination of the possibilities it holds.
It would make sense to establish a colony on the moon first because as you said it’s far closer for resupply and rescue, plus if its abundant in Helium 3 as they think it fuel for those just around the corner fusion reactors

You’ve been hanging out with BC too much.

We tandemn on the jet ski

The moon could be great for space experiments that are too big to do on the space station

or to dangerous to do on the space station

Divine Angel said:

Cymek said:

Mars is more romantic a destination I think, fires up our imagination of the possibilities it holds.
It would make sense to establish a colony on the moon first because as you said it’s far closer for resupply and rescue, plus if its abundant in Helium 3 as they think it fuel for those just around the corner fusion reactors

You’ve been hanging out with BC too much.

Things can only get better…

B.C.‘s optimism is nearly infinite.