Recent comments in /f/space

geek66 t1_j8yk9r4 wrote

A self-powered, completely closed system, sustainable biosphere with predicted >1000 year viability. Personally I believe the scale would require 10000 to 100000 space launches from earth based on our current payload capacity.

Granted this is not a “precaution” per se, but if we can accomplish this, the precautions would be secondary, or a trivial undertaking.

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HeWhoShlNotBNmd t1_j8yihxv wrote

Let all the machines do the work first. Then we can join in. Honestly, it will be a hell hole and I'm sure many people will suffer and die for the exploration of the solar system, but the first one would be pretty basic, getting proper exercise in all the different elements you'll be working in. We have steps to do that for astronauts on the moon or on the ISS, but what about Mars or a satellite of jupiter or Saturn.

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