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ustrax
post May 31 2006, 06:49 PM
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Are you awared of any psychological, philosophical, antropological studies on a future manned mission and possible settlement on Mars?

Basically, and this is a point I would like to be discussed and developed, I believe that the humans envolved in such quest will develop a sense of mission, evolving, as time goes by, in a kind of mystical experience, in spite of all the efforts developed to keep their minds occupied and executing their scientific work.
The fact of being the first ones, the fact of being the Primus in an alien world will originate an ambiguous feeling: the nostalgia of mother Earth, proud, fear, curiosity, exploration, survival...
In spite of being the executors of Humanity's most advanced technological saga, all the primitive, basic instincts will arise and, on that process, trying to understand the magnificence of their adventure, they're role on it, there are questions that will not be immediately answered and then, in order to fill in the gaps, the spirit will search, using external and internal references, one truth, that will, due to the never experienced nature of their condition, the only one.
But this is only my opinion, a pilgrim's one...
Any other?


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RNeuhaus
post Jun 1 2006, 03:56 AM
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Up to now, we are still dependent on the Earth's biosphere (air, water and food). I don't think that the man will conquer and live on Mars. It is much more difficult than to send man to live and work in Antartic station in spite of the fact both will have similar pragmatical purposes with improving the understanding of science. A good example is that any other extraterrestres haven't colonized on Earth because our biosphere is not comfortable for them. Hence, I think the human being will be confined to live only on Earth. Then, why the man is interested to go Mars, it is driven by psicological factor: proud to conquer other planets but they won't live on Mars unless our organism is undergone with some mutations so that we can "breath" normally or live only on high concentrations of CO. These species will look like the reptils who has strong skins and does not need much water (I am not sure of it and I am just supposing it).

About going to Mars for business purposes with resources explotation and trip for tourism. At this point we are still to far due to our still primitive propulsion systems. Perhaps, this might be the next good reason for going to Mars so often only after we have got a robust and strong propulsion systems.

The last step, is to settle down on Mars as the last effort for human specie survival. This might happen in several hundreds years from now, the only witnessers will be our grandsons.

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