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Started by josephpalazzo, June 02, 2013, 12:05:52 PM

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Hydra009

Quote from: "Plu"From what I've heard "getting there" isn't really the problem. As we've seen from the Rovers.
I was referring to the radiation/cancer problem, which apparently is less of a problem than I thought.  (a slightly elevated risk of fatal cancer, but that's assuming mild solar storms)

And then there's the unfortunate reality that this colony, assuming it actually makes it that far, would not survive for long.

As I've said before, human space exploration may be a unnecessary endeavor.  We are rapidly approaching the point where our machines are far better explorers than we could ever hope be.  Perhaps not yet, but soon.  On the heels of robotic probes, we could send self-replicating robotic builders as the first wave of colonists, constructing habitats and infrastructure.  Then, humans could settle, but even that may be unnecessary.  This colony could send its own probes/builders to other planets/moons, daisy-chaining a string of settlements faster and far more effectively than human colonists could ever hope to accomplish on their own.

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Quote from: "Hydra009"As I've said before, human space exploration may be a unnecessary endeavor.  We are rapidly approaching the point where our machines are far better explorers than we could ever hope be.  Perhaps not yet, but soon.  On the heels of robotic probes, we could send self-replicating robotic builders as the first wave of colonists, constructing habitats and infrastructure.  Then, humans could settle, but even that may be unnecessary.  This colony could send its own probes/builders to other prospectively, daisy-chaining a string of settlements faster and far more effectively than human colonists could ever hope to accomplish on their own.
This would be a better approach when it becomes technologically feasible. Send humans later.
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josephpalazzo

Quote from: "Hydra009"
Quote from: "Plu"From what I've heard "getting there" isn't really the problem. As we've seen from the Rovers.
I was referring to the radiation/cancer problem, which apparently is less of a problem than I thought.  (a slightly elevated risk of fatal cancer, but that's assuming mild solar storms)

And then there's the unfortunate reality that this colony, assuming it actually makes it that far, would not survive for long.

As I've said before, human space exploration may be a unnecessary endeavor.  We are rapidly approaching the point where our machines are far better explorers than we could ever hope be.  Perhaps not yet, but soon.  On the heels of robotic probes, we could send self-replicating robotic builders as the first wave of colonists, constructing habitats and infrastructure.  Then, humans could settle, but even that may be unnecessary.  This colony could send its own probes/builders to other planets/moons, daisy-chaining a string of settlements faster and far more effectively than human colonists could ever hope to accomplish on their own.

There are more people than you count who don't care of coming back. So far more than 80,000 have put their names on the list, and it's growing.

Radiation can be vastly reduced if the motherload is submerged in a bath of water.

Most of the technical difficulties can be overcome, granted one that will be serious is the effect of a long voyage in space on the human body. Hadfield who just came back from the ISS had issues with walking on his return after 5 months in space, even though he was on a strict and vigorous schedule of physical activities. But I'm sure someone will come up with some solutions.

The more pressing question is the financing: will this project be able to sustain itself over the long term?