KevinFromSpace@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoShould we A) colonise other planets or B) build habitats in the middle of space, like O'Neill Cylinders and stuff?message-squaremessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareShould we A) colonise other planets or B) build habitats in the middle of space, like O'Neill Cylinders and stuff?KevinFromSpace@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square147fedilink
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoIf the colonization strategy is the Moon then Mars, I expect humanity would have the technology needed to colonize Mars easily while terraforming occurs. The problem with an O’Neil Cylinder is bringing up enough processed material to build one.
minus-squareFrogPrincess@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months ago The problem with an O’Neil Cylinder is bringing up enough processed material to build one. One possible solution is a moon base. The moon is full of titanium and iron. And then you could launch the stuff out of a weaker gravity well with no air resistance.
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If the colonization strategy is the Moon then Mars, I expect humanity would have the technology needed to colonize Mars easily while terraforming occurs.
The problem with an O’Neil Cylinder is bringing up enough processed material to build one.
One possible solution is a moon base. The moon is full of titanium and iron.
And then you could launch the stuff out of a weaker gravity well with no air resistance.