Comments by "David Elliott" (@davidelliott5843) on "A huge problem of future human Mars bases has just been solved !" video.

  1. We have a choice. (a) Cell towers everywhere, complete with cable trenches to power and connect them. The damage and wasted resources connecting wilderness areas is mind boggling. (b) Amateur astronomy is affected by satellite launches and (to a lesser extent) the satellites. SpaceX already has a huge lead in numbers and technology. It’s highly likely their competition will collapse. Frankly I’d rather have an Elon monopoly than a Jeff monopoly.
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  2. Mars atmosphere is far too thin to have any effect on cosmic radiation. Terraforming a new atmosphere won’t work because the necessary gasses have been stripped away. Even worse, there is nothing locked in the rocks as Earth does (carbonates etc) so you can’t even mine an atmosphere.
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  3.  @durshurrikun150  Sublimation causes ice cubes to “dry out” in a -18 freezer. That happens much faster in near vacuum conditions. To exist at all, Martian water ice has to be MUCH colder and harder than most rocks. It also has to be protected deep below the surface. Mining that is not a trivial task.
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