RE: Mars?
December 7, 2014 at 8:12 am
(This post was last modified: December 7, 2014 at 8:14 am by The Grand Nudger.)
@OP. Could have done so nearly 40 years ago, had we wanted to. We're temporarily unable to do so, but not for reasons of cost. If we're going to build that boat (not just an exploration ship...a colonization ship) we'll have to have a good reason to do so. I don;t think we have any reason other than that it's there (which was enough for Mallory - though he didn't build a house at the summit).
http://www.marssociety.org/home/about/mars-direct
http://www.marssociety.org/home/about/mars-direct
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