What would be done in the event if Mars could actually support life?

Answer 1

Someone would go there and start building mobile homes and trailer parks would spring up everywhere!

Answer 2

Actually, Mars is close enough to the solar systems "life-zone" that it could actually be terraformed. Terraforming would cost an unimaginable sum, would require international cooperation, technology that has not yet been developed, and would take approximately 1000 years. There are a lot of things to be ironed out on Earth before we can think of terraforming Mars.

Answer 3

I seem to detect some presumption on your part that some satisfactory means of transporting masses of people, consumeable supplies, fuel, and machinery to Mars exists. At the risk of sounding pessimistic, let me suggest that even if such ventures were economical (which does not seem realistic) most of those voyages would be one way because of the lack of suitable return launch facilities on the planet Mars. Monstrous space vehicles such at might be required for a Mars venture would certainly not have the return capability that was built into the Lunar Lander years ago.

Answer 4

the Chinese would settle it so fast it will make your head spin.....because if nothing else they understand:

it's the only possibly other habitable planet that short of warp drive, we will ever have

take away the 70 % of Earth that is ocean and Mars has the SAME area of (dry) land as Earth

space is the unlimited treasure trove of materials and energy needed to keep the human race going past the next 100 years

if all the colony ships are only carrying people one way, costs go way down

if you're willing to take losses along the way costs go way down ( historical precedent: settling the New World.......(the Mayflower after all wasn't a round trip ticket and how many thousands of sailors and settlers died getting here?)

Answer 5

we would terraform on mars and we would force water and shelter on mars's surface and eventually we would be able to recreate life comfortable on mars.

Answer 6

we would have a lot more land space and not have to worry so much about over population =). only problem would be getting mass groups of people there.