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    Time to get to Mars

    Hi Roberto, Remember astronauts have been doing year long stints on the ISS for awhile with little ill effect. Now they are somewhat protected from radiation that a crew heading to Mars wouldn’t have but they are working on that as well. But you are right, using current technology is a dead end...
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    Very new to the secret genius society if you will!

    Just wish I could be around to see it!
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    Very new to the secret genius society if you will!

    Hi! I am assuming any civilization advanced enough to regenerate a thick atmosphere on Mars would be up to replenishing it at a constant rate as well. Of course we are probably centuries away from this so getting bogged down in the details is probably not too productive but it is fun! I think...
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    Very new to the secret genius society if you will!

    Lack of an active magnetic field or stronger gravity need not be uncrossable obstacles in establishing an atmosphere. If one can generate an atmosphere it would take hundreds of thousands of years, at least, to strip it back down again.
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    Time to get to Mars

    You wouldn’t have to zoom by you could go on a SPLAT trajectory! Seriously I wish my math was good enough to help you.
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    Question Moonwords 2.0

    “Just a rung on an endless ladder”
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    Question Are you celebrating May the Fourth?

    Will Star Wars celebrate my day?
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    Question What are your favorite fictional star ships?

    Easy, the USS Discovery, the most realistic and graceful looking spacecraft ever designed! Drop dead gorgeous looks as well!!! The centifuge where the astronauts spent most of their time, no fake “artificial gravity” crap here! I just love this ship!
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    Question What is your favorite weird fact about space?

    Zero point energy!