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Mars settlement likely by 2050 says UNSW expert – but not at levels predicted by Elon Musk – UNSW Newsroom
Robotic mining that can provide water and fuel is the key to developing a colony on the red planet within the next 30 years.
Robotic mining that can provide water and fuel is the key to developing a colony on the red planet within the next 30 years.Mars will be colonised by humans by the year 2050, as long as autonomous mining processes quickly become more commercially viable.
Thats the view of Professor Serkan Saydam from UNSW Sydney in the wake of the amazing landing on Mars by NASAs Perseverance rover.
Perseverance is expected to provide answers about whether forms of life ever existed on the red planet, but it is…
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