Re: send humans to Titan, it isn't a question of physics, it's a question of time, technology and commitment

"Daniel"  wrote in message news:87se4h64sr.fsf@rpi3...

R Kym Horsell <[email protected]> writes:

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> If the plan is to have more than one planet in the system with people on
> in just in case some calamity happens, then you cant send a robot to
> do that for you.

What calamity would necessitate sending a human population to Mars? What
problem would it solve? Pretend the endeavor can be done today for the
sake of thought experiment.

This is not a challenge to your statement, just having conversation.
Daniel

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Likely a human presence on Mars would be a small, highly qualified selected 
group, like South Pole researchers, submarine or ISS crews. A study of the 
personalities of explorers et al. might reveal something of the traits they 
would bring back to resettle a devastated Earth.

Here's one:
https://www.16personalities.com/articles/roles-explorers

Google AI:
"In the TV show Angel (Season 5, Episode 15, "A Hole in the World"), Angel 
and Spike famously spend over 40 minutes arguing over whether cavemen or 
unarmed astronauts would win in a physical fight. Spike argues that raw 
primal savagery and survival instincts give cavemen the absolute win, while 
Angel defends the intelligence, size, and teamwork of astronauts."

That may have been a debate from a writers' meeting salvaged into a script. 
I think the outcome depends on whether the cavemen or astronauts could win 
the support of other tribes, which is how Cortez and Pizarro defeated 
powerful empires.

Lewis and Clark avoided hostility by demonstrating a high capacity assault 
rifle to the natives.
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/lewis-and-clarks-girandoni-air-rifle/
"At village after village, the small band of 38 explorers was allowed to 
pass safely without a single casualty through some of the most hostile and 
warlike peoples on earth."
It's possible the Girandoni was Thomas Jefferson's.