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ShankThatSnitch t1_j6n0jw8 wrote

Because we can't yet. A robot can easily make a 6-7 month trip to mars, with no expectation of coming home.You only need a small craft. No life support. No food. No water. No toilets. No medicine.

With a human, you need a large ship, with all of the above, and presumably the capability to launch off Mars and make it back to earth.

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