/sci/ - Science & Math

>>10740410
Obviously. Gundam is basically hard-sci-fi with a kiddy coat of paint to sell toys.

>>10740419
>>10740475
I didn't mean to imply that there won't be some kind of research or mining habitats permanently on Mars, that's a given. I just don't think people will live in those environments permanently like they could in an artificial space habitat. I suspect that in the case of Mars and Mercury there will be dozens if not hundreds of surface facilities staffed by colonists whose primary residence is off world in an orbiting large artificial habitat.

But most space colonization is likely to be non-planetary surface based, at least until some unforeseeable future when either FTL (highly improbable), or advanced Terra-forming technologies become available. Even then Mars and Mercury would have problems with low gravity and would not be able to keep an artificial atmosphere for any length of time.

It doesn't make economic sense to inhabit other planets long term, other than maybe strip-mining and research. Possibly recreation too.