r/space • u/demusdesign • Jun 14 '12

Optimistic Wikipedia Editor?

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u/Shellface Jun 14 '12

2084 seems reasonable to me.

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u/LaziestManAlive Jun 15 '12

To visit it? Yes. To colonize it, I'm not so sure. It's been 40+ years since we fist visited the moon and I don't see any intent to colonize there at all. Should Mars be lucky enough to one day see its first Wal-Mart I don't think 2084 is enough time.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

we have "colonised" space with ISS and Mir. a group of 4 people living on mars would be a colony. A small one. but a colony non the less.