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Surface mobility is very important, but only once a solid, self-suffient base is built.

Sharpton knows all about making what goes around come around. He makes lots of money by seeing racism everywhere he looks. What do we call people who target others for unjustified legal action based on the color of their skin?

Back on topic, I think you'll find secularists and fundamentalists often on the same side when it comes to legislating morality. For example, their all for "your body, your choice" when it comes to abortion, but God forbid you decide to smoke, or eat anything less healthy than grass. For another, secularists say only science will do when it comes evolution, but if you try to explain to them climate change was occuring well before the invention of the SUV, they suddenly become subbornly devout students of a tiny portion geologic history. And how exactly does having someone say Merry Christmas to you make you be a Christian?

Perhaps Stormrage would have perfered the Soviets won the war.

Whats the 8th continent?

Anyway, such a purge would not surprise me, its been tried on Earth, and not for the last time either, why would it not occur on Mars. Which is why when colonization begins in earnest, a government to preserve that right must be in place as well.

Assuming Christmas is still primarily a celebration of the birth of Christ, because Christ lived his mortal life on Earth, I would assume they would celebrate it every time Earth does.

Theres another reason why sardine can habs are unexceptable for interplanetary travel... the interplanetary environment makes up the vast majority of exploration targets.

Mars is an exception to the rule, it has a viable atmosphere. The Moon, minor planets, outer moons, ect. all have no atmosphere, and must be built largely to the same specs. And given the atmosphere Mars, or Titan, has theres few good reasons to design them to be fundamentally different. If we intend to inhabit these places for any extended periods of time, we might has well pack it full of as much equipment to produce all things they need.

I find it very hard to believe that Putin would choose to eliminate his enemies, if at all, in this way. The use of such a rare substance in a way that is sure to cause international consern will bring far too much attention. It far more likely that someone within the FSB who may have have access to the stuff did it to either shut the guy up or shine an unpleasant eye on his bosses.

Well, creating a space suit funtional and flexable enough to go gracefully down the catwalk would be quite the engineering feat.

For extra points, create one that makes effective use of cleavage. 

Theres always the multitude of mineral and volitile resources to be exploited, without the gravity well to concern ourselves with.

Phobos and Demos could be visited by a CEV in Mars orbit, if the one that brought the crew to the transit craft from Earth was brought along.

Perhapes, volcanic gas.

Not So Dead After All - Moon's Escaping Gasses Expose Fresh Surface

Isn't there a good deal of hydrogen in volcanic gas on Earth?

You do realize that Napoleon is a horrible example.

If the Allies killed him when they had the chance they would have prevented a hell of a lot of bloodshed.

Is there any reason all our seafood coundn't be provided with aquaculture? You know, other than the fact it really wouldn't be seafood anymore?

I think the reason natural fish are fished so much is that in those areas, they are still the most abundant and accessable source of food. I think as more advanced agricultural methods reach other areas and food producing industries, those areas will have a bigger menu, reducing the dependance on natural fish.