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    Elon Musk - Colonising Mars

    http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...k-mars-colony/

    For those who don't know Elon Musk is a..... Well basically he is Iron Man.

    SpaceX a company he founded has achieved things which previously have only been the preserve of large wealthy governments engaged in limitlessly expensive propaganda wars.

    He has done the equivlient on a shoe string.

    Regardless of how crazy you might think it to be, to say be thinking about mars when we allow so much suffering, often simply solved in our world. When someone like him is doing it, it really stands a chance of being done.

    The point of science fiction and a future plan often depends on the mentality and intelect of the person who says it. So when someone like Musk is saying it, do we believe it?
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    Re: Elon Musk - Colonising Mars

    Great article:

    Rocket technology had not materially improved since the ’60s—arguably it had gone backward! We decided to reverse that trend.


    big aerospace firms. Even if better technology is available, they’re still using legacy components, often ones that were developed in the 1960s.
    I laughed at this one:
    We have essentially no patents in SpaceX. Our primary long-term competition is in China—if we published patents, it would be farcical, because the Chinese would just use them as a recipe book
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    Re: Elon Musk - Colonising Mars

    Quote Originally Posted by TheAnimus View Post
    http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...k-mars-colony/

    For those who don't know Elon Musk is a..... Well basically he is Iron Man.

    SpaceX a company he founded has achieved things which previously have only been the preserve of large wealthy governments engaged in limitlessly expensive propaganda wars.

    He has done the equivlient on a shoe string.

    Regardless of how crazy you might think it to be, to say be thinking about mars when we allow so much suffering, often simply solved in our world. When someone like him is doing it, it really stands a chance of being done.

    The point of science fiction and a future plan often depends on the mentality and intelect of the person who says it. So when someone like Musk is saying it, do we believe it?
    Perfect spot for the 1% to hang out while taking apart the planet for themselves- and even better because they'll be the only ones that can afford it / control the fuel (smart )

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    Re: Elon Musk - Colonising Mars

    Quote Originally Posted by melon View Post
    Perfect spot for the 1% to hang out while taking apart the planet for themselves- and even better because they'll be the only ones that can afford it / control the fuel (smart )
    We should send all the 1%ers to Mars. Just nobody tell them that it's uninhabitable.
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    Re: Elon Musk - Colonising Mars

    I was kinda thinking that too, that it would just be a load of rich people and celebrities...... But then maybe that's no bad thing.....

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    Re: Elon Musk - Colonising Mars

    Quote Originally Posted by aidanjt View Post
    We should send all the 1%ers to Mars. Just nobody tell them that it's uninhabitable.
    haha actually I was kind of hoping there might few residents left ..

    Im pretty sure their experiences on mars would bring in good network ratings across the planet , or maybe we could just leave them there with a few hardened killers and criminals so they were in good company instead ?

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    Re: Elon Musk - Colonising Mars

    Quote Originally Posted by Onkston View Post
    I was kinda thinking that too, that it would just be a load of rich people and celebrities...... But then maybe that's no bad thing.....
    lock them in small room with Bieber 24 / 7 playing and lets see how long they last before they start confessing and double crossing between themselves..

    Lets see how much their secrets & lies are worth when its their own asses on the line !

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    Re: Elon Musk - Colonising Mars

    Quote Originally Posted by aidanjt View Post
    We should send all the 1%ers to Mars. Just nobody tell them that it's uninhabitable.
    Actually say what you like about the imbalance of wealth Musk has, he is a 'self made' man, he wasn't born in to it.

    Whilst some things are, well lets just say the electric car company and leave it at that, the guy has a vision, he is shaking up what is frankly the industry behind mans greatest achivement to do it.

    Hate all you want, but I for one welcome our Mars Wintering Overlords.
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