Archived Buzz Aldrin developing a 'master plan' to colonize Mars within 25 years (theguardian.com)
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Archived Buzz Aldrin developing a 'master plan' to colonize Mars within 25 years (theguardian.com)
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[–] Caboose_Calloway ago
Firs he will have to go to the near-Earth asteroids and the asteroid belt.
Permanent settlement on Mars will not be possible without permanent settlement in zero gravity from where resupply missions can be flown.
No, Moon settlement won't cut it because the gravity is not low enough - too much fuel to get in and out.
Our best choice is a Stanford Torus anchored to an asteroid preferably somewhere easy to reach from both planets.
[–] KyJoCaThe2nd 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I think a Mars cycler would work. We could modularly construct two (or more) ships akin to a heighliner (yes, from Dune) that then become inserted on this orbit in complementary points. Now we have regular transport to and from Mars where we only need fuel to get from the planets to the rendezvous point (which is already within our grasp) and the fuel needed for station-keeping on the cycler orbit.
[–] Caboose_Calloway ago
Very ingenious orbit, provides surprisingly short transfer times. Still leaves the problem of getting in and out of the gravity well, which is the most expensive part.