XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.physics   
      
   In sci.physics Jeff Findley  wrote:   
   > In article <29k0dd-vco.ln1@mail.specsol.com>, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com   
   > says...   
   >>   
   >> In sci.physics Alain Fournier  wrote:   
   >> > On Oct/11/2016 at 8:19 PM, Serigo wrote :   
   >> >> On 10/11/2016 6:10 PM, Jeff Findley wrote:   
   >> >>> In article , invalid@invalid.com says...   
   >> >   
   >> >>>   
   >> >>>> no food, no water, no air.   
   >> >>>   
   >> >>> There is a bit of water on Mars (e.g. polar regions)   
   >> >>   
   >> >> conjecture, not proven and so little, unusable.   
   >> >   
   >> > Well, let's say it is a very strong conjecture.   
   >> >   
   >> >>> and again a CO2   
   >> >>> atmosphere.  Food could be grown.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> all moisture would leave the plant.   
   >> >> Not enough CO2 or atmosphereic pressure to support any plants.   
   >> >> Radiation will kill it off in a few years.   
   >> >   
   >> > You would do so in pressurized greenhouses. It can be done.   
   >>   
   >> Just because something can be done does not mean it should be done.   
   >>   
   >   
   > You mean like growing tomatoes in greenhouses in Canada instead of   
   > growing them in open fields in a more temperate climate?   
      
   Nope.   
      
   If you are going have food on Mars you would have to have pressurized,   
   sealed, and lighted greenhouses.   
      
   The Cold War is over so there is no point in doing something that has   
   no other point than our dicks are bigger than Russian dicks, which   
   was the point of the Apollo program.   
      
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