Could We Terraform Mars?
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To discover more go to http://lego.build/CITYSpaceUploaded 16-09-19PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACEHumanity’s future is glorious. As we master space travel, we’ll hop from one lifeless world to the next. Life will blossom in our path and the galaxy with shimmer with beautiful Earth-like orbs. Hmmm… maybe. This won’t sound so far fetched if we prove we can do it at least once. If we successfully terraform Mars. Hosted by Matt O'DowdWritten by Matt O'DowdGraphics by Murilo LopesDirected by: Andrew KornhaberProduced By: Kornhaber BrownSupport Space Time on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetimeCheck out the new Space Time Merch Store!https://pbsspacetime.com/We already have the technology to bring humans safely to Mars and set up small settlements - or at least could do within a generation. But those settlements will need to be cocooned - shielded against the deadly cold, intense radiation, and the fatal lack of atmospheric pressure. Surely if we want to thrive on Mars – to make it into our second home – these settlers, or their descendants, will need to be able open the airlocks, shed their spacesuits, and step out onto a survivable surface. We’ll need to terraform Mars, as our first step in terraforming the galaxy.Red Iris Mars habitat by James Telfer: http://bit.ly/JamesTelferRedIrisWant Even More Great Space Content? Check out the Exciting Summer of Space Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...Big Bang Supporters:Alexander TamasAnton LifshitsDavid NicklasFabrice EapJuan BenetMorgan HoughQuasar Supporters:Mark HeisingMark RosenthalVinnie FalcoHypernova Supporters:Chuck ZegarDanton SpiveyDonal BotkinEdmund FokschanerHank SJohn HofmannJohn R.
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