Comments by "Stephen Villano" (@spvillano) on "The Space Race" channel.

  1.  @rogerphelps9939  not entirely true, just from a terrestrial perspective. For a space colony, getting resources from the region of space one's in is far more efficient than mining, processing and boosting it out of Earth's gravity well. Of course, space colony already is a huge problem, insanely complex and well, still to be attempted beyond pitiful ISS kinds of nonsense that's of necessity hugely time limited and rife with difficult problems to resolve. Maybe in a century, but no way in hell any time within our lifetimes.
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  2. That's why one design I saw for missions left the EVA suits attached to the shelter/vehicle. Just had to brush off the rear suit entry hatch, rather than bringing in a nasty, dust covered suit inside of the shelter/vehicle.
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  3. Which means, his leaving Earth saves it.
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  4. There is one colony type that could work. A 1 Sol colony, duration of stay being 1 Sol only, research and study to your heart's content for that time, then back to earth and replacements arrive.
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  5.  @caldodge Another difference, other than the lack of oxidation is that martial regolith is also extremely saline. That has to be cleared first, before any bioremediation can be applied. That said, there was one microorganism suggested for saline remediation, then alfalfa to become compost. Given light levels, one's likely looking at an entire sol before any prospective soil might be ready to use and that's assuming one could get a blessing from planetary protection, which is utterly unlikely.
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  6. Aeroponics are more efficient and far more easily maintained. And both are maintenance intensive to begin with. A bigger ball pain would be to design a closed ecosystem that's balanced.
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  7.  @caldodge  it’s weathered basalt. But, it isn’t heavily oxidized like would happen on earth.
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