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[Article] NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s − a crewed mission could unlock some of the red planet’s geologic mysteries (theconversation.com)

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Before sending humans to Mars, NASA will first return humans to the Moon’s surface to test its technology and train astronauts.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I grew up with "going to Mars" as a genuine hope. But in the I terveneing decades, it's become clear that doing lots more robotically/remotely is a far better choice for the near term.

We have the ability/tech to pre-build a human habitat, and fully test it, before humans even go.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Let's hope terraforming Mars is an actual possibility in the near-ish future, because it sure looks like we might need a backup planet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

If we had the tech to terraform Mars then we could just fix Earth first right?