Andy Hawkins
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#letstalkaboutmars
So who wants to talk about mars? I have so many questions about this whole idea of sending people to Mars like it's the answer to all our problems.
Why not save the planet we already have?
Who decides who gets to go?
Who pays for getting people there?
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07:51 AM - Mar 05, 2023
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BrilliantFuture
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In response to Andy Hawkins.
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Far as who pays, the private sector will be doing most of this, yes Elon is obnoxious and I want to see him ousted from Spacex but fact is they are WAY ahead of everyone in terms of getting there.

Starship is making great progress, also Blue Origin & Virgin Galactic.
08:38 AM - Mar 05, 2023
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Andy Hawkins
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Can't see the private sector footing the bill for anyone other than the people they need to be there. That puts them in a very powerful position, what about employees that end up not working out when they're 7 months away from home? Space tourism for a round trip that takes over a year? Doubtful
08:53 PM - Mar 05, 2023
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BrilliantFuture
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Well as the technology evolves yes people will pay but the price will continuously drop as we get better ships built. Just like plane tickets pretty much, tourism that regular will be a slow process certainly. This is going to play out over decades and beyond.
01:04 PM - Mar 06, 2023
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BrilliantFuture
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Also initially for space tourism you'll see things like Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin just take people up to the atmosphere just to experience a taste of space. Then you'll be seeing moon tourism come long before Mars as it's simply way to far away. The moon is a pretty quick run.
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01:06 PM - Mar 06, 2023
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