[HN Gopher] NASA and SpaceX are establishing the first Martian c...
       ___________________________________________________________________
        
       NASA and SpaceX are establishing the first Martian city by 2030
        
       Author : hmmmmmm_
       Score  : 10 points
       Date   : 2021-12-13 18:16 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (erikhoel.substack.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (erikhoel.substack.com)
        
       | masterof0 wrote:
       | Can Elon stay there, full time?
        
       | oneoff786 wrote:
       | Author's reasoning seems far fetched. I would believe that SpaceX
       | will go to mars in the next 5 years. But to think that building a
       | city on mars is a simple next step seems silly
        
         | hulitu wrote:
         | Psst. Don't tell them. Let them try.
        
       | DerekL wrote:
       | The first paragraph:
       | 
       | > When the Space Shuttle retired in 2011, stranding the USA
       | without access to orbit, it took a retirement tour around the
       | country. As it was carted from city to city the images played out
       | nation-wide in funereal Americana. Despite the uplifting rhetoric
       | and crowds, it was clear on TV we were watching a casket be
       | carried out, and it seemed then inevitable my generation would be
       | Earth-bound our whole lives.
       | 
       | The Space Shuttle _was_ a metaphorical casket, because in 135
       | missions, it failed twice, killing all on board.
       | 
       | Are people nostalgic about the original de Havilland Comet? Were
       | they disappointed the Boeing 737 MAX was grounded until it was
       | redesigned?
        
       | GDC7 wrote:
       | How can I bet against this statement?
        
         | tamentis wrote:
         | Stay here on Earth and let us go.
        
           | GDC7 wrote:
           | Well, I am in favor of assisted suicide so I can't hold that
           | position and also argue for people to be prevented from going
           | to Mars , each person should decide freely the manner in
           | which they want to go.
        
             | mensetmanusman wrote:
             | Our end on Earth is the same as on Mars.
        
               | oneoff786 wrote:
               | Gasping for air as a crack in the radiation shielding
               | compromised the living quarters...
               | 
               | Err, hmm...
        
         | _Microft wrote:
         | If you actually want to make a bet then maybe ask on Reddit in
         | /r/HighStakesSpaceX [0] and see if someone accepts it.
         | 
         | [0] https://old.reddit.com/r/HighStakesSpaceX/
        
       | syspec wrote:
       | Mars will have full level 5 self-driving by next year!
        
       | CynicusRex wrote:
       | The US society will have collapsed by then.
        
       | jeffrallen wrote:
       | I'm wondering why this supposed NASA/SpaceX whitepaper is hosted
       | on a URL that starts with "survey gizmo response uploads". Sus,
       | much?
        
       ___________________________________________________________________
       (page generated 2021-12-13 23:02 UTC)