Kelly Weinersmith

So the vision for a successful space settlement would require that you have essentially families living on the surface of Mars. And that those people are able to have careers that, you know, give them the money that they need to sustain themselves and that they're also able to have children. And those children can successfully grow up and have their own children. That's Kelly Wienersmith.

So the vision for a successful space settlement would require that you have essentially families living on the surface of Mars. And that those people are able to have careers that, you know, give them the money that they need to sustain themselves and that they're also able to have children. And those children can successfully grow up and have their own children. That's Kelly Wienersmith.

So the vision for a successful space settlement would require that you have essentially families living on the surface of Mars. And that those people are able to have careers that, you know, give them the money that they need to sustain themselves and that they're also able to have children. And those children can successfully grow up and have their own children. That's Kelly Wienersmith.

How we might do all the nitty-gritty of daily living. Can human adult bodies survive on the surface of Mars? Can we safely have babies on the surface of Mars? How do you govern these communities?

How we might do all the nitty-gritty of daily living. Can human adult bodies survive on the surface of Mars? Can we safely have babies on the surface of Mars? How do you govern these communities?

How we might do all the nitty-gritty of daily living. Can human adult bodies survive on the surface of Mars? Can we safely have babies on the surface of Mars? How do you govern these communities?

Well, space is huge, and Mars is relatively close. It has a lot of the things that we would need to be able to grow plants and keep humans alive. It's still a harsh environment, but, you know, the moon, for example, is very poor in carbon. And as carbon-based life forms, we need that, and Mars has a lot more of that. Mars also has plentiful water that's not too hard to get, right?

Well, space is huge, and Mars is relatively close. It has a lot of the things that we would need to be able to grow plants and keep humans alive. It's still a harsh environment, but, you know, the moon, for example, is very poor in carbon. And as carbon-based life forms, we need that, and Mars has a lot more of that. Mars also has plentiful water that's not too hard to get, right?

Well, space is huge, and Mars is relatively close. It has a lot of the things that we would need to be able to grow plants and keep humans alive. It's still a harsh environment, but, you know, the moon, for example, is very poor in carbon. And as carbon-based life forms, we need that, and Mars has a lot more of that. Mars also has plentiful water that's not too hard to get, right?

And it's just sort of easier to get to than a lot of other places in our solar system.

And it's just sort of easier to get to than a lot of other places in our solar system.

And it's just sort of easier to get to than a lot of other places in our solar system.

You know, I think the honest answer is we don't really know. And it's worth noting that space radiation is different than the kinds of radiation we typically encounter on Earth. So we don't have a lot of good Earth-based data on this. But the astronauts in the space station are pretty much not experiencing it, or they're experiencing much less of it, and they're not out there for very long.

You know, I think the honest answer is we don't really know. And it's worth noting that space radiation is different than the kinds of radiation we typically encounter on Earth. So we don't have a lot of good Earth-based data on this. But the astronauts in the space station are pretty much not experiencing it, or they're experiencing much less of it, and they're not out there for very long.

You know, I think the honest answer is we don't really know. And it's worth noting that space radiation is different than the kinds of radiation we typically encounter on Earth. So we don't have a lot of good Earth-based data on this. But the astronauts in the space station are pretty much not experiencing it, or they're experiencing much less of it, and they're not out there for very long.

So when you're en route to Mars, which is a trip that takes a minimum of six months, given current technology, you have some shielding from your spacecraft, but probably not quite enough. And then when you get to Mars, you're still exposed to a lot of it because Mars doesn't have a strong planet-wide magnetosphere like we've got on Earth.

So when you're en route to Mars, which is a trip that takes a minimum of six months, given current technology, you have some shielding from your spacecraft, but probably not quite enough. And then when you get to Mars, you're still exposed to a lot of it because Mars doesn't have a strong planet-wide magnetosphere like we've got on Earth.

So when you're en route to Mars, which is a trip that takes a minimum of six months, given current technology, you have some shielding from your spacecraft, but probably not quite enough. And then when you get to Mars, you're still exposed to a lot of it because Mars doesn't have a strong planet-wide magnetosphere like we've got on Earth.

And the atmosphere is only 1% as thick as what we have on Earth. So most of that radiation hits the surface. And most of the proposals that we've seen involve burying our habitats under a few meters of the dirt on Mars to try to protect us from that radiation. So none of those beautiful glass habitats that maybe you've seen in artist renditions. We're living like mole people underground. Yeah. OK.

And the atmosphere is only 1% as thick as what we have on Earth. So most of that radiation hits the surface. And most of the proposals that we've seen involve burying our habitats under a few meters of the dirt on Mars to try to protect us from that radiation. So none of those beautiful glass habitats that maybe you've seen in artist renditions. We're living like mole people underground. Yeah. OK.