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[Cody'sLab] Maybe Humans Should Not Go to Mars Yet (www.youtube.com)

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Recent unscripted video from Cody Reeder of Cody'sLab.

I don't agree with several of his points, but he raises some interesting issues nonetheless.

Any thoughts on the optimal ways to balance human space exploration with planetary protection?

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

planetary protection is a joke

[–] Carighan 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Why do you think so? I mean the office at NASA exists with a publicly available description of what it does, do you disagree with having someone be there to oversee adherence to the rules and be responsible for them being adhered to?

[–] HowManyNimons 3 points 1 month ago

Even as fucked as it is, Earth is the cheapest planet in the universe to terraform for human habitation.