And I’m just thinking about getting a Mars colony at all. I do think “self-sustaining” is a ridiculously high bar, much higher than simply having some people living on Mars.
This is one of my key takeaways so far from this (and from reading through Carl’s threerecentposts on the topic) -- that “colony” and “self-sustaining colony” are two very different goals.
This is one of my key takeaways so far from this (and from reading through Carl’s three recent posts on the topic) -- that “colony” and “self-sustaining colony” are two very different goals.