when we get tomorrow’s we need to solve our basic needs in particular protection
our basic needs in particular protection
our basic needs in particular protection from radiation the first crew that lands
from radiation the first crew that lands
from radiation the first crew that lands on Mars will live in their ship but you
on Mars will live in their ship but you
on Mars will live in their ship but you can’t live there very long the cosmic
can’t live there very long the cosmic
can’t live there very long the cosmic radiation and the solar radiation is
radiation and the solar radiation is
radiation and the solar radiation is going to penetrate the ship you have to
going to penetrate the ship you have to
going to penetrate the ship you have to get underground quickly we now know
get underground quickly we now know
get underground quickly we now know there are certain regions on Mars that
there are certain regions on Mars that
there are certain regions on Mars that have an extensive underground network of
have an extensive underground network of
have an extensive underground network of lava tubes this is where the volcanoes
lava tubes this is where the volcanoes
lava tubes this is where the volcanoes have existed for hundreds of millions of
have existed for hundreds of millions of
have existed for hundreds of millions of years and as they died away they
years and as they died away they
years and as they died away they actually become huge rooms when we think
actually become huge rooms when we think
actually become huge rooms when we think about them in terms of human exploration
about them in terms of human exploration
about them in terms of human exploration they could be an attractive place to
they could be an attractive place to
they could be an attractive place to consider they provide a structure that
consider they provide a structure that
consider they provide a structure that is radiation for your in the huge
is radiation for your in the huge
is radiation for your in the huge underground cavern you still have to
underground cavern you still have to
underground cavern you still have to have airtight holes and stuff like that
have airtight holes and stuff like that
have airtight holes and stuff like that it’s not like it’ll hold the air in but
it’s not like it’ll hold the air in but
it’s not like it’ll hold the air in but it’ll protect you from radiation and it
it’ll protect you from radiation and it
it’ll protect you from radiation and it also protect you from temperature
also protect you from temperature
also protect you from temperature extremes the trick is lava tubes are not
extremes the trick is lava tubes are not
extremes the trick is lava tubes are not so easy to find because they’re
so easy to find because they’re
so easy to find because they’re underground we’re still in the process
underground we’re still in the process
underground we’re still in the process of figuring out where those are and
of figuring out where those are and
of figuring out where those are and mapping them is not a trivial thing now
mapping them is not a trivial thing now
mapping them is not a trivial thing now we’d also want to create some other
we’d also want to create some other
we’d also want to create some other kinds of living spaces outside of the
kinds of living spaces outside of the
kinds of living spaces outside of the lab tubes for instance we want to have
lab tubes for instance we want to have
lab tubes for instance we want to have inflatable transparent domes lit by
inflatable transparent domes lit by
inflatable transparent domes lit by natural sunlight and we can grow plants
natural sunlight and we can grow plants
natural sunlight and we can grow plants from my perspective before any humans
from my perspective before any humans
from my perspective before any humans get to the surface of Mars we were gonna
get to the surface of Mars we were gonna
get to the surface of Mars we were gonna have sent in advance habitation with
have sent in advance habitation with
have sent in advance habitation with radiation shelters you won’t use an
radiation shelters you won’t use an
radiation shelters you won’t use an astronaut to do something as
astronaut to do something as
astronaut to do something as quote-unquote menial as
quote-unquote menial as
quote-unquote menial as building a habitat final precursors will
building a habitat final precursors will
building a habitat final precursors will be an army of robots and they’ll begin
be an army of robots and they’ll begin
be an army of robots and they’ll begin to build habitats I think about the
to build habitats I think about the
to build habitats I think about the technology we’re developing today in 3d
technology we’re developing today in 3d
technology we’re developing today in 3d printing imagine being able to send a 3d
printing imagine being able to send a 3d
printing imagine being able to send a 3d print of the Martian surface that pulls
print of the Martian surface that pulls
print of the Martian surface that pulls the soil out add some water add some
the soil out add some water add some
the soil out add some water add some binder and is sitting there our 3d
binder and is sitting there our 3d
binder and is sitting there our 3d printing shelters and you’ve got your
printing shelters and you’ve got your
printing shelters and you’ve got your home’s pre-built waiting for you right
home’s pre-built waiting for you right
home’s pre-built waiting for you right there now until such time in the rather
there now until such time in the rather
there now until such time in the rather distant future that Mars is terraformed
distant future that Mars is terraformed
distant future that Mars is terraformed Mars will have a thin atmosphere and so
Mars will have a thin atmosphere and so
Mars will have a thin atmosphere and so these things will have to be pressurized
these things will have to be pressurized
these things will have to be pressurized and as a result they can’t be that big
and as a result they can’t be that big
and as a result they can’t be that big they won’t be miles in diameter like the
they won’t be miles in diameter like the
they won’t be miles in diameter like the domes you see in science fiction but
domes you see in science fiction but
domes you see in science fiction but domes 50 meters a hundred meters in
domes 50 meters a hundred meters in
domes 50 meters a hundred meters in diameter these are entirely possible we
diameter these are entirely possible we
diameter these are entirely possible we will have to live in domed cities and
will have to live in domed cities and
will have to live in domed cities and land spacesuits on Mars you know for a
land spacesuits on Mars you know for a
land spacesuits on Mars you know for a long time but that’s enough to say that
long time but that’s enough to say that
long time but that’s enough to say that we can’t have a really nice life but
we can’t have a really nice life but
we can’t have a really nice life but it’s not going to be an earth life it’s
it’s not going to be an earth life it’s
it’s not going to be an earth life it’s going to be Mars life
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