Science
Hopes and Dreams of Mars – Splice Today
Settlement’s a long way off, but a new era of exploration has begun. || Kenneth Silber
Here’s something I wrote, less than a quarter-century ago: “Why should humans go to Mars? One reason is that the job market there looks pretty good. Martian society will experience a chronic shortage of labor, due to the small size of its initial population and the high cost of transportation from Earth. Hence, wages will be high, career opportunities will abound, and innovation will be rewarded. Paperwork, bureaucracy, and the quest for purely formal credentials will be kept to a minimum. Such…
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