Will humans ever colonise mars?

Question

Do think it's probable or just a work of science fiction?

Well you're not bursting my bubble dan, because I didn't say I believed that we would.

Answer 1

we couldn't just hop over there and start to live; there is little atmosphere, and no running water. So first we would have to pollute the atmosphere, like we are doing here, but this time it would help to create an atmosphere that could hold in the heat, and would be able to support a weather system that we would need, such as regular rain and winds, etc.
We would need to do this, and this would take a long long time, unless we wanted to live in little sealed buildings that we could not leave. And even then, we would soon run out of air, so creating a denser atmosphere with more oxygen and co2 etc. seems like the only way to go.

Answer 2

The colonisation of Mars is just the work of science fiction, with the emphasis on fiction - unless they discover oil on Mars, in which case it would be colonised before you could choose the best answer. (The discovery of oil on Mars would be an interesting one, as it would imply that life once existed on the planet.)

I think that there will be permanent bases on Mars one day, perhaps scientific research stations like those in Antartica. Unlike the research stations in Antartic, however, it's a long haul to Mars and back again. The research staff would be away from their families for years at a time. This might prompt the research staff to take their families with them. It follows then that babies might be born on Mars. People would be then tied to the planet. This could provide the incentive to solve the problems of living on Mars permanently.

Answer 3

This is just wishful thinking and is a pie-in-the sky pet project. Technically the obstacles to be tackled with the prohibitive cost of the undertaking will virtually cost the earth. The usefulness of such a venture has never been fully brought before the public and all available literature on the subject throw meagre information. So, as it stands at present, the chances of "colonising" the Mars is fragile and feeble. Sorry, but that is a fiction.

Answer 4

Humans will colonize Mars - unless Global Warming destroys Earth before the technology to get large numbers of people into space is developed.

Answer 5

But it would make the humans look stupid if they don't even survive on Mars for at least a year. Just sayin'. It would be cool though to live on Mars :D

Answer 6

It is very probable. We can create an atmosphere of mostly carbon dioxide for greenhouse effects to warm the planet. Then we can plant plants to convert some of that to oxygen. We would just have to have factories that are constantly spitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere or the planet would get too hot or too cold and the radiation would kill everyone. But, yes it is very possible. i think it will begin to happen within the next 20 years.

Answer 7

Let humans turn their eyes towards whats going on around rather than in colonising space,if we cant make it work here then why colonise any where else?

Answer 8

No, the technology and effort needed to make it habbitable would be too much. Once that sort of technology is available visits will be made to more decent stars and their surrounding planets, already planets with greater chances of supporting life are being found. Why go to an uninhabitable one and try and make it habitable when you could just go to an already habitable planet?

Answer 9

"ever" is a long time. We don't know what may happen in the distant future. Humans may well establish self contained colonies on Mars for some purpose or another.

Answer 10

Science fiction - Mars cannot sustain life.