[bhhaskin]

We know how to live on another planet like Mars. The issue is getting there, and getting there at scale.

[aylmao]

Living there at scale is an issue too; the experiments ran here for a year in the desert require lots of training, careful planning and in general lots of time and resources. If we want to go to mars and stay there indefinitely we'll need bigger communities, which means manufacturing in mars, making the transition more seamless for a wider range of people, and in general just making more from less.

PS: Don't think this comment is down vote worthy, just healthy discussion imo.

[dyarosla]

I didn't downvote you, but I am genuinely curious where you got the idea that we know how to live on Mars already?

[phlakaton]

In theory, you just go there, plop down a habitat, and live in it.

In practice, it might be a little tougher than it sounds. :-)

[shrimp_emoji]

At least the low gravity makes a space elevator tenable with current materials -- that'd be a big aid. Getting to and from parking orbit from Earth is such a pain!

[cm127]

Solar radiation? Probably why burrowing would be the way to go.