Obama/McCain and space exploration

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

And yes, I think Mars can be colonized. From a techinical point of view, there's little doubt that we can eventually do just about anything we want on Mars, including terraforming Mars, like transforming it from a frigid, arid world into a warm, wet planet, I think it once was. ... I think to be viable, a real Martian civilization has to be completely autarchic or be able to produce some kind of export that allows it to pay for the imports in requires. I think after we're done wasting money in Iraq, and our economy is doing well, I think we should start putting some kind of plan together to make it happen.

Wow.