Ep. 76 - The Future of Mars

Mars and the Future of Humanity 👾

In this episode, Justin and Mattimore discuss...

• What NASA and SpaceX have planned for Mars in the short term,
• The challenges of establishing a Martian colony in the medium term, and
• What Mars could one day become in the long term

Key Questions:

• Why go to Mars? Why not go to Europa, Titan, or somewhere else?
• What does NASA and SpaceX have planned for Mars?
• Why is it so hard to get to and then land on Mars?
• Why not just land rovers on Mars? Why do we need to send humans?
• What are the main obstacles to colonizing Mars?
• How might we overcome those obstacles and succeed?
• What are the key structures that need to be built on Mars?
• When will we first successfully land humans on Mars?
• What would life be like on a Martian colony?
• How might a Martian colony be governed?
• What might the geo-political relationship be like between Earth and Mars?
• For how long would Mars likely be dependent on resources from Earth?
• What could Mars one day become in the long term via terraforming?

Future Scenarios:

• Worst Case Scenario
• Best Case Scenario
• Most Likely Scenario

Thanks for tuning in 🔭

• Website: hencethefuture.com/
• Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• #HTF #HenceTheFuture