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UniversalMomentum t1_j2p86dq wrote

Reply to comment by net_junkey in Pulling together different technologies to make interstellar colonization possible by matthewgdick

We aren't going to go to all that trouble to colonize a hostile planet. If that is the only option we may as well just build giant outposts.

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net_junkey t1_j2rz2t5 wrote

Moon is worth colonizing since we can put our dirty industry there.
Mars is worth colonizing since it can be terraformed and offers passable conditions for long term habitation.
All other options have limited use - research, mining, refueling...

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