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I'm 67 now. I just hope I live long enough to see Man set foot on Mars.

Imagine in the future kids watching KZfaq from Mars thinking about how life on earth is

Domes like these are impossible to maintain considering the harsh weather, literal stone storms and the frequent mars-quakes rupturing any kind of solid (stone) foundation. If you wanted to use domes, you would need to build everything on flexible fixings and joins, cover the entire thing with rubber like material sheets where objects can simply exert their inertia and / or bounce off from, and not just use tiles for the domes but honeycomb like multi-layer ceilings that support a network of many chamber like auto-sealing segments not unlike giant cardiac valves. You need a flexible design to avoid fissures and fractures anytime there is a tremor. You need the honeycomb for stability, shielding to especially catch objects that managed punching through, and as temperature regulating isolation layer. There are also materials known for some level of self-healing / self-sealing capabilities in case of small level penetrations that can be used with this type of structure. simply gluing holes shut is a lot easier, too. Furthermore, heat-buildup and the possibility to silicon spray-paint layers into solar-cells could also help with the energy situation. Even storing energy through static charges alike film capacitors could be possible. And using pressure based purely mechanical auto-sealing segments, would greatly limit the consequence of an accident or environmental incident, allowing for the structure itself to survive even if parts are damaged or lost. Furthermore, using plastics and rubber means using carbon chains, or in other words mostly Carbon, Oxygen and Hydrogen with at least the first two already present in abundance on Mars - Hydrogen is a bit more difficult to come by, but it does exists in water and some hydrated minerals. Also, using comb like hollow structures greatly reduces the quantity of material required. 3D printed Mars-dirt objects have three main issues: 1. Where to get the lubricant that allows creating the sludge ? 2. How to build walls that protect against the harsh weather, the climate and survive the tremors ? It would have to be very thick, and less rock than fiber for that. 3. How to isolate the whole thing for a breathable environment ? Mars tunnels or anything underground would have to be of wall-detached build, or be placed in a region with very little in the way to ground shifts and quakes. Working through the ground also would require a lot of energy, come with wear and tear for drilling equipment, and have a high potential of destroying possible finds on Mars.

I can not how one person can do all this. This is priceless sir Elon. Thank you.

“Is there life on Mars” ? ELON - I’m working on that !!

KZfaqrs on Mars: What happens when you go outside without a spacesuit.

Thanks for sharing. I love learning what you have to teach xxxx

This is why i like your videos, you don't have an obsession for being on the video which will lose you clicks, you voice the video which great and you keep us engaged with the video content with information about the subject which is cool. We don't know what you look like but that doesn't matter, unlike these other guys who seem to think we need to see their face...it's about the information and you knock it out of the park each time so thank you for your work.

Can't believe a private entrepreneur is heading this project, instead of world leaders or national space agencies

Imagine cross planetary trash talk like someone tweets to a Martian kid you can’t even handle our gravity

Nice video, thanks for sharing & Godspeed!

So much has changed energy-wise in just one year! Fusion achieved, energy efficiency keeps getting better! I love your videos, BTW!

Yeah, you are right, mass migration would start in the 2040s Now by then I would be in my 80s, and my son in his 50s, but his kids for sure .. However I am just pumped to be alive to watch the work happen in my lifetime that will change the destiny of the human species! ❤️

"We are in the very early days right now, but the seed for life on mars has already been sown." Don't know why, but that sentence just really struck me.

We need to continue......love it

Life on earth is a blessing compared to living anywhere else in deep space. Actually Mars has a very high temperature range so when we talk about the average temperature is - 60°C is actually the average temperature in Ecuador during the day considering the seasons and the hemispheres. It depends a lot on these

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You know things are getting crazy when we have people born on Mars who have never seen Earth

Cool Stuff, merci.

Great video!

The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine. Successful people do daily what the unsuccessful only do occasionally

I'd paint my egg house to look like a pineapple. "Who lives in a pineapple on the planet Mars?"

so awesome!!

When everyone goes to Mars and the Earth is empty I will set up a kingdom here and become King. Live and dead here

No matter what happens... It will be a pivotal moment for humanity. A great step towards immunity to Earthbound disasters. I'm thinking it will no doubt be hard at first but once we have a sustainable setup on Mars it will be easier as time goes on. Amazing stuff.... Fascinating to think of.

30 years from now I will be 94. I'd still go. Hell yeah. What a way to go. Be safe.

cant wait until i get there!!!

Scientists - “Is there life on Mars”? Elon - that would be me

Great video! Just one little science thing: its not the atmosphere that protects us from the radiation, it is the magnetosphere generated by earth's spinning core. The core of Mars is dormant so it does not generate the magnetosphere we need for protection.

when i was very young i remember very detailed vision of being and living on mars, it is my destiny to go there. i hope elon can hurry up we can both work to change the world together

It's crazy thing that will never happens, but the progress reached about this impossible project will be amazing!

When this earth is all destroyed by us like creating different kinds of sicknesses, bombs, hates and sorts of craziness, Mars will start to look like a dream home. It will be a mars dream....

This makes me excited for the future of humanity! We’ve come so far.

Very interesting the last couple of thoughts blew my mind.

This is all very informative information and all about mars transforming to us so we can live there. Unless we come up with a way for us to transform physically, so our bodies and system were able to adapt to that atmosphere on mars. Which I am sure has been thought about scientifically and waters are being tested. Anyway, great channel. Look forward to more.😉😊😇

It's insane how talking about this is becoming the norm and now it seems very possible. Just a few years ago we would have never thought this would be a real project.

I came here to learn how to trade after listening to a guy on radio talk about the importance of investing and how he made $460,000 in 4 months from $160k. Somehow this video has helped shed light on some things, but I'm confused, I'm a newbie and I'm open to ideas.

Imagine how it would be to meet people from Mars who came to study on earth

very good information.

Life on earth is a blessing compared to living anywhere else in deep space. it would take at least 100 years before mars would become habitable on earth standard even then gravity will be an issue nobody knows the long-term effect of low gravity. Anyways it will be interesting to see people living on Mars in the future.

IF WE CAN MANAGE TO GET TO ANOTHER PLANET YOUD THINK WE WOULD BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ATTACH A WINDSHIELD WIPER TO SOME SOLAR PANELS BY THEN

Great video

If we all lived in capsules and never went out like on Mars, is that like lockdown for life. You could do that on Earth cheaper than going to Mars to do it. Lol

That moment when the power goes out on Mars

THANKS, VERY GOOD VIDEO

AWESOME

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it as many times as it takes before people start repeating it: The whole point of planetary colonization is to hedge our bets against extinction. The more planets we occupy, the more the end of THE world becomes the end of A world. Given the fact that we’re NOT going to meet our climate goals, we need to go while the going is good.

Wouldn't catch me dead relying on Elon for my life.

When I say 76% of the population disagree with the mission, what I mean is the people who represents them; yes politicians.

I can’t believe it’s becoming plausible to think about migrating to Mars. Unreal!

wow very interesting and educating

I think the underground habitation is very underrated. If you look at places like Dubai, or many of the most developed cities, people spend 99% of the day inside a building or a vehicle. When we think "underground" we associate damp and dark, cold and depressing, but if you're inside a giant mall, you are not outside but it's one of the favorite places of many people. You could make solar lamps designed to reproduce the sun's effect and which would help maintain circadian rhythms. Then there's the availability of the underground, it's thought that there are natural tunnels resulting from the cooling of magma. You might not even need to build much to get set up. Underground you're protected from the solar radiation and from the toxic and dangerous marsian dirt. You also remove the risk of a catastrophic destruction of the domes which could kill people and cost a lot of money. All in all, it seems to me that an underground city might not be the sexiest idea, but it's by far the easier/most efficient way to build a Martian colony.

"Someone would have to find out" M.curie: was I a joke to you?

Great and amazing! What a plan!

Very nice idea work out it Elan congratulation

This is likely to all be inevitable and I love the possibilities and can’t wait for it to be realized. Dream big and make it happen.

Thank you for making this video. It’s honest and (mostly) free of fanboy trope… which makes it a breath of fresh (Earth) air in the Mars dream-space. Keep goin’!

This idea live on Mars is crazy!

Awesome idea what a dream come true that we can all collaborate together and colonize mars

Saw a whole lecture on the difficulties and dangers of procreation and giving birth on Mars. It was suggested, children on Mars was unlikely in any early stages of any colonisation. Longer term, issues of fertility reduction due to higher radiation levels and the whole physiology of gestation/ fetal development and childbirth may be complicated for humans in low gravity.

Great video! But I would think they are going to use Nuclear Power instead of Solar Cells or Hydrogen. Elon is positive about using Nuclear Power on earth, so I would think that is relevant for Mars. Also, I wold like to hear your opinion on government system on Mars. Will nations claim territories or will it be a new government?

KZfaqr from Mars was epic🤣🤣🤣

The best thing about colonizing Mars is that there is no ecosystem to worry about no atmosphere to protect just rocks, just imagine the factories and smiling faces

I cant wait until the 50s!

i am voluntarily willing to stay in planet Mars and live for the rest of my life to contribute what would life will be living in another planet, but im 60 yrs old now.

Insane stuff

Thank you. He got so much hate for building that rocket ship. I hope to someday grow up to build my version of a rocket ship. Absolutely brilliant. I want to know more about him.

I think it’s a great idea but I take issue with the fact that the colony would need to become self-sufficient. If all hell were to break loose on Earth and the world is nuked into oblivion Mars too would likely fail as a colony if they cannot fend for themselves

As long as it isn't the Mars of "Total Recall". That far from Earth, a Corporate Dictatorship isn't just a science fiction trope.

Life? Radiation, food rations, not one chance to walk by the ocean or hike in the woods. Truly, what a life

Good effort 👍

What might be a good idea is: They generate energy from the solar panels to other sets of solar panels which will store energy underground and reserve the work of cleaning to their journey.

Yeah cool being born on Mars you could be a real life Martian..

My favorite book by Greg Bear is ‘Moving Mars’, where a humans emigrating to Mars live in underground ‘warrens’ as the easiest solution to avoiding radiation. Great book - I highly recommend it.

All the challenges of building a habitable life on Mars makes me think.. we really took the earth for granted

As for Mars gravity, perhaps as a part of the colony there could be some large spinning centrifuge buildings (think spinning space stations or those carnival rides) built such that the effective 'down' is Earth normal. Could be used for hospitals, gyms, schools, etc. so that a Mars based population had access to Earth normal conditions for at least a portion of their daily lives.

The domes can be built with the materials available on Mars. Underground living won't be so bad once there is sufficient area on the surface to spend time. "Windows" can be wall monitors that have a video feed, either of Marscapes or Earthscapes. Living areas can increase in size as the settlers finish up necessary support projects.

Pertaining to the solar panels, could they potential install orbital elevators around the planet up into space, linked completely around outside the atmosphere by a ring of connecting solar panels to draw in energy and refine it into batteries to charge and recharge everything?

Excitement is building in going to Mars one day.

Whether or not it's a nice place to live, early on, depends on your plan. Obviously, you need to setup habitats. I strongly advocate a low tech rural Maritain colonization strategy. Start with a smelter/foundry and metal shop. Build the habitats from iron/nickel sheet metal (corrugated) in the same way shipping containers are made, except wider with an overhanging roof, covered in a foot or two of regolith (to shield). So the smelter could use solar concentrators to heat a titanium crucible. You can make hydrochloric acid from water and salt (both plentiful on Mars) to pickle the metal before running it through rollers to make sheet metal... folder and re-running as desired for increased impact strength. Then corrugate. Us flat sheet metal over and under the corrugated sheet to make a stiff floor, and under the corrugated sheet on the ceiling, to hold the weight of regolith on top. As for welding, Mars has so little oxygen that you should be able to merely rub the metal together a few times then merely apply pressure for a cold weld. If that doesn't work, weld it traditionally.. no big deal. Use wind turbines for power. yes, the blades would need to be very broad. However, the wind is typically arount 15 mph consistently night and day -- much more during a dust storm. This predictability means you can design for it without risk. The metal shop should be able to build the turbines using a wire mill, any insultator (corn husks would work), and permanent magnets (made by running DC current through red hot iron, as it cools). These magnets could also be used to levitate the shaft, producing a highly efficient brushless shaft. This will work great in dust storms, too. So I'd use hand blown glass bricks for windows. You can wet them to the iron for an air tight seal but it'd be better to make a plasticized plastic as the seal, instead... safer against Mars quakes. I'd build a large rectangular structure with workshops and common areas in the corners, one large wind turbine over each corner, housing between, and a big green house in the center (slanted roof made of rectangular (on top) and triangular (on the sides) glass bricks. The bricks should have water in them, to provide shielding. Windows on the sides of the housing units will look either out toward the martian landscape or in toward the gardens. The gardens should have lemon trees (as a cleaning agent) plus sweet potatos (can eat leaves and potatos), kale, and other various vegetables, corn, and grapes. Fish are also a good idea. I would put a waterfall, stream, and pond for both the fish and people to swim in... with a little beach to recreation. Also, crickets can be used to eat up the unusable vegetation to either make protein bars (blending and shaping) and/or feed chickens. Human poo should be baked before working into garden soils, to avoid pathogen contamination. Actually, a water treatment system could be easily built. The first compartment has algae to consume and clean, a slanted pipe slants upward to move clean water into the next tank from which it is sanitized. You can use chlorine (from local salts) or distill it. I prefer distillation into water holding tanks up high.... these would feed the waterfall, sinks, showers, and toilets. After perhaps about 3 to 6 months of work, you would have a nice village with the start of crops. The old work you'd have to do is gardening, cooking/dishes, light industries (making and repairing clothes, etc) and general maintenance for the electrical, water, and air systems. So you will begin exploration, sports, music, etc.... live happily. You may also want to expand the habitat. By the time you have children, you will want to expand or make a new habitat some distance away. Everything you used to build this colony could be replicated at this colony to build yet another. You need start with only 25 mating pairs (50 settlers) for sufficient genetic diversity to build a vast human population. However, that is an over estimate for the human species, just a general rule for animal species in general. There are human populations that have traditionally only married off first cousins for thousands of years....

As always...an amazing video. Thanks a lot for that amazing information

“Mostly figured out.” OMG that statement is beyond absurd. Very little of what it takes to get humans anywhere near Mars has been figured out. Even if SpaceX can manage to get them there in good physical and mental health, the challenges have only just begun.

Work from home takes on a whole new meaning.

And if something happen to us in Mars, we call G_d and G_d will say ” did I tell you to live in Mars?"

pressurized co2 would be easier to use for cleaning the ultra-fine dust from the panels. nearly nonexistent moisture means the dust won't "stick", and the low gravity further reduces the problems concerning weight of the dust keeping it in place on the surfaces. using the negative pressure caused by the moving CO2 to suck dust away from an adjacent panel is a plus to this design idea.

Waoo that’s interesting ❤️❤️

Very nice.I'm thinking it will no doubt be hard at first but once we have a sustainable setup on Mars it will be easier as time goes on. Amazing stuff.... Fascinating to think of.

i feel like under ground would probably be the main place for living for the UV protections and stuff but there would be domes with basically nature preserves with trees, flower, and foliage an stuffffff

Actually Mars has a very high temperature range so when we talk about the average temperature is - 60°C is actually the average temperature in Ecuador during the day considering the seasons and the hemispheres. It depends a lot on these last two factors the temperature on Mars. In summer in Ecuador it reaches a maximum of 30° C (usually between 10 and 20°C). While the night this same temperature in summer drops a lot, to the average of negative 60. In an icy winter in the northern hemisphere the temperature can reach -100° C and there is not much variation between day and night.

Perfect 👍 💪

Pluto is highly livable when it’s properly prepared. You would have Uranus as a moon, Venus as the sun, and Neptune for moisture because otherwise Pluto is very very dry.

Idea 1. The generators for the wind mills might be magneto. Get it done. Semper fi.😊🇺🇸

I like the dome idea, and maybe with underground tunnels connecting them. Each dome being its own mini city.

Nice

This idea most important then all ideas together!

Solar panels oh yes! that sounds like something we should actually use here on earth

Total Recall vibes right away!! Subbed asap

"I'm just trying to think of the future and not be sad"....word

cool👌