Inhabiting Mars

Nasa already has plans for earthlings to inhabit Mars. This may seem far fetched, but if some of the brightest minds alive today have gone so far as to create a full fledged plan with animation on how it is to be done, then who am I to scoff. That's right Mars. I am not sure who will be asked or allowed to go, but I imagine that it will be kind of like a Noah's arc for the rich. Those taht can afford to go or are deemed important for the establishment of our new colony will fly off to mars like a queen bee starting a new hive. The rest of us in which I include myself, will be left here to endure the wrath of global warming or whatever unforeseen calamity the rich are fleeing.

There are many hypothesis as to what the event will be. It could be an asteroid, a solar flare, a super volcano, or massive drought and species die off brought on by global warming. Whatever the cause the plans are in motion to colonize Mars.

We have all heard about the possibility of water on Mars. Well, it turns out that it is much more than a possibility. NASA has discovered a frozen waterfall. There are also dormant volcanoes, and giant dry river beds. The theory is that although the surface water has dried up due to temperature increases, there is still water under ground. With the presence of water there is the possibility of life. It appears that Mars may have supported life millions of years ago. All of the elements are there. Signs of dried up oceans, river beds, and volcanoes.

It is a relatively simple plan albeit very technically sophisticated. We position robots on the moon which we can operate by remote control(Mars is to far for remote operation). We use the robots to construct inhabitable cities on the moon. We then inhabit the moon, launch robots to Mars, and repeat the process. The robots build cities on Mars then the human race has a new abode on the red planet.

The surface of the moon is covered approximately one foot deep with mineral rich ore from being pelted by ore rich asteroids for millenia. So as opposed to having to drill deep into the surface of the earth to mine precious metals, on the moon we can literally just scoop them up off of the surface.

So we launch space craft with robotic workers to begin the task of building a work camp on the moon. The robots controlled from earth will complete factories and a city for humans to inhabit. We then launch humans to the moon village where they will finalize preparations to launch robots to Mars.

We then launch robots to Mars, which we can control remotely from the moon. We set about building a city or cities on Mars robotically to later be inhabited by humans.

I admit it does sound a bit perplexing, but NASA has already developed an animated film of the whole plan. We clearly have the technology needed, and who knows, the plan may already have begun.

What comes to mind for me is not if, but why. Do the powers that be know of a pending catastrophe they wish to escape. I am sure there are reasons that will not be divulged. Man is motivated by necessity not novelty.

So what fate is in store for the rest of us as the planets elite escape to what may well be our previous home. Are we left here to endure a slow culling of the heard due to increased food shortages born of global warming as the seas rise an estimated twenty feet reclaiming coastal cities, resulting a competition for habitable land and food/water wars, or will humanity be eradicated in a single catastrophic act sparing us the torture of a slow inevitable demise.

Are we just a viral scourge? Perhaps we are nothing more than galactic cockroaches that rove about the universe inhabiting and destroying world after world because we cant seem to learn to co-exist.

Ahhh the things I ponder before bed. Well ...... sweet dreams