Settlement on Mars: Optimistic Reasons

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Human settlement of Mars isn’t as far off as you might think

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The red planet has emerged as a dreamland for rich eccentrics and techno utopians.

But I believe there is a rationale for settling Mars and that this objective is not as far off as some would believe.

There are a few good reasons to be optimistic about humanity’s future on the red planet.

During an optimal alignment between Earth and Mars as the two planets orbit the Sun , its possible to travel there in a spacecraft in six to eight months .

It would take astronauts six months to travel to Mars and six months back to Earth .

We have technology on Earth to enable us to stay and settle Mars by making use of its materials.

Elon Musk’s Starship vehicle, which launches on the most powerful rocket ever built, could be a game changer.

It is hard to overstate what a reliable Starship could do for exploration of the moon and Mars .

Lower costs, higher payloads and larger crews all make for a far more efficient programme of lunar and Martian exploration.

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