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Will Colonisation of Mars Ever Actually Take  Place?

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Will Colonisation of Mars Ever Actually Take  Place?

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Robotic mining that can provide water and fuel is the key to developing a colony on the red planet within the next 30 years.

Mars will be colonized by humans by the year 2050, as long as autonomous mining processes quickly become more commercially viable.

That’s the view of Professor Serkan Saydam from UNSW Sydney in the wake of the amazing landing on Mars by NASA’s Perseverance rover.

Perseverance is expected to provide answers about whether forms of life ever existed on the red planet, but it is also designed to help address the challenges of future human expeditions there.

“Everything is all about water,” Prof. Saydam says. “You use water as a life support, plus also being able to separate out the hydrogen to use as an energy source.

“The process for having humans on Mars will be to set up operations, go there and produce water with robots first, and then be able to extract the hydrogen to make the energy ready before people arrive.

“Innovation in robotics and autonomous systems are clearly important so that we have the water ready and the hydrogen separated and ready for when human beings land.

“At the moment, we don’t have ability to do it. There are significant research efforts, specifically here at UNSW under ACSER (Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research), about the best way to do it, but there is no consensus yet. It also depends on how many people we expect to be living on Mars. Is it five, or 5000, or 50,000, or even more?”

“I believe a colony on Mars is going to happen, but between 2040 and 2050 is more feasible. This could be shortened depending on the technological advances that can reduce the costs or from stronger motivation.

“What I think will happen is that first of all we will do these activities on the moon and have a colony there. Then we can use the moon as a petrol station to get to Mars and beyond.

-Guhan Madhu XI-A

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Laws Surrounding Purchase of Land on The Moon and  Mars

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Laws Surrounding Purchase of Land on The Moon and  Mars

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There are several international treaties that bear on this subject, but the most important is the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies signed on January 27, 1967 . This treaty is usually called the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 or the OST for short. You can read the treaty and the US State Department’s explanation of it here: Outer Space Treaty

The relevant provision of the OST is Article II which states: “Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means.”

So, in summary, the OST says that no nation can exercise sovereignty over any body in outer space, including the moon. No private person can own property and freely exercise rights of ownership under the law unless that land has been first legally claimed by some sovereign and unless that sovereign has established a legal system that recognizes and protects that ownership.

-Guhan Madhu XI-A

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Before we dive into the costs involved with a) traveling to Mars, b) building a home on Mars, and c) having sustenance on Mars while you’re there, let’s address the dusty red elephant in the room: can you actually buy Martian real estate?

According to the extraterrestrial real estate agency Lunar Embassy, which sells Martian property via its website BuyMars.com, the answer is an unsurprising “Yes.”

As their website clearly states:

“… Lunar Embassy is THE ONLY COMPANY in the world to possess a legal basis and copyright for the sale of Planet Mars …The UN Outer Space Treaty of 1967 stipulates that no government can own extraterrestrial property. However, it neglects to mention individuals and corporations.”

Essentially, Lunar Embassy is exploiting a loophole in a treaty that was designed to prevent countries like the U.S. and Russia from claiming ownership of celestial bodies (and potentially going to war over them).

They argue that since I’m a person, not a country, the treaty doesn’t apply to me. And I’m free to buy all the Mars real estate I want.

So I guess the first step toward owning a vacation home on Mars is buying a plot of land to build on. And while I’m no Martian real estate expert, it certainly seems like a buyer’s market: Land on Mars starts at just $29.99 per acre.

And yes, in case you were wondering, that price includes your official “Mars Documents” complete with “Futuristic Packaging.”

Because as well all know, nothing says “this is a legitimate business transaction” like futuristic packaging.

If you’re not 100% sold on Lunar Embassy’s claims … good. That means you are a smart person and have a bright future ahead of you.

One of the major flaws in Lunar Embassy’s argument is the notion that citizens of countries are somehow exempt from the international treaties their parent countries adhere to.

After all, it’d be ludicrous to assume that it’s legal for a person to buy nuclear weapons on the grounds that the international Non-Proliferation Treaty only applies to countries, not individuals.

Another issue with owning Martian real estate: There’s no government around to enforce property rights, which means your “Mars Documents” can’t really guarantee you anything.

Mars, like the rest of the universe, is a frontier.

According to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, a proposed solution for managing Martian real estate is to impose a “homesteading” rule. Here’s how he explained it on a recent episode of his StarTalk podcast:

“The Outer Space Treaty has provisions in it that says the universe is a frontier, and you can’t own it, there’s no sovereign control over it. Now, at some point that’s going to have to change. You go to Mars, and people start pitching their flag and they build a home, well you can’t say that no one owns the home, “I built the damn home.” So what is likely, or rather, what has been proposed, is that you put a homesteading kind of rule in place. The homesteading is, if you pay the money to get there, and you build your own damn house, that’s your land.”
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Fun Facts on buying Land on Moon or Mars- XI A - roll no.s 110131, 110132, 110133

Will Colonisation of Mars Ever Actually Take Place?
Robotic mining that can provide water and fuel is the key to developing a colony on the red planet within the next 30 years.
Mars will be colonized by humans by the year 2050, as long as autonomous mining processes quickly become more commercially viable.

That’s the view of Professor Serkan Saydam from UNSW Sydney in the wake of the amazing landing on Mars by NASA’s Perseverance rover.

Perseverance is expected to provide answers about whether forms of life ever existed on the red planet, but it is also designed to help address the challenges of future human expeditions there.

“Everything is all about water,” Prof. Saydam says. “You use water as a life support, plus also being able to separate out the hydrogen to use as an energy source.

“The process for having humans on Mars will be to set up operations, go there and produce water with robots first, and then be able to extract the hydrogen to make the energy ready before people arrive.

“Innovation in robotics and autonomous systems are clearly important so that we have the water ready and the hydrogen separated and ready for when human beings land.

“At the moment, we don’t have ability to do it. There are significant research efforts, specifically here at UNSW under ACSER (Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research), about the best way to do it, but there is no consensus yet. It also depends on how many people we expect to be living on Mars. Is it five, or 5000, or 50,000, or even more?”

“I believe a colony on Mars is going to happen, but between 2040 and 2050 is more feasible. This could be shortened depending on the technological advances that can reduce the costs or from stronger motivation.

“What I think will happen is that first of all we will do these activities on the moon and have a colony there. Then we can use the moon as a petrol station to get to Mars and beyond.

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Benefits of Buying land on Moon (Hypothetically)

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Benefits of Buying land on Moon (Hypothetically)

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# Your purchase will circulate many through the economy
# You can take out your deed and think about a spot on the moon as a real place
NOTE: These deeds are valueless except as novelty

LIVING ON MOON/MARS

MOON Vs MARS

>Moon is close , hence makes shipping easy and cheaper from earth

> Mars is far more more habitable , hence makes living there eaier

LIVING ON MOON WILL BE CHEAPER AT FIRST, SIMPLY BECAUSE THE COST OF LAUNCHES TO MARS ARE EXTORBITANT. BUT ONCE A  MARS BASE IS SET UP, LIVING THERE WILL BE CHEAPER LONG TERM.

AS:

> Water is more abundant in mars
> The gravity is higher on mars, will make daily activities easier
> Growing plants is easier on mars then on the moon, thanks to the lower gravity on mars than the earth, and better soil on mars than the moon
> Mars- it has much stronger gravity - but not enough air resistence to help very much.

BUT WHEN APPROACHING MARS ON A TYPICAL MARS TRANSFER ORBIT, YOU WILL BE GOING MUCH FASTER THAN IN A MOON TRANSFER ORBIT- AND EITHER YOU HAVE TO BURN FUEL TO GET YOUR SPEED DOWN LOW ENOUGH OR TO SPEND MONTHS IN AEROBRAKING

-Shivani XI A 110133

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According to Outer Space Treaty, nobody can claim ownership of Mars or of land on Mars or Moon, or do so with any celestial body. Even the US's recent SPACE ACT says that private companies will be able to set up shop on Mars, mine it and lay claim to those resources but wont be able to own the land

LUNAR LAND- BuyMars.com:

You can become a planet Mars owner by purchasing acres on Planet Mars. Lunar Land company is the world's most recognised Celestial Reasl Estate Agency and has been selling land on Mars. It is one of the first companies in the world to file for a copyright for the sale of extra terrestrial property within the confines of our solar system.
Some of the Celebrities who have bought Mars deeds from Lunar Land are George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Patrick Stewart, Nicole Kidman etc.

- Shivani  XI A

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Recently we all have heard the news that people from all around the countries have purchased a plot on the moon. The Great Actor Sushant Singh Rajput also purchased a plot on the moon before his demise. So you might be wondering how to book land on the moon from India.

According to the lunar registry, you can actually purchase a piece of moon in the landing sits such as 'Bay of Rainbows', 'Sea of Rains', 'Lake of Dreams', 'Sea of Serenity and many others.

The property claims are provided  "in order to finance the exploration, settlement and development of the Moon and its resources".

To understand how can I buy land on moon from India you can follow the few steps provided below:

Visit the Bay of Rainbow website: https://lunarregistry.com/moon-land/bay-of-rainbows

Fill in the full legal name of the property owner which will appear in the document.

Check out the size and price of land on the moon you want to book.

Pricing for purchasing plots in the moon includes:

1 acre in the Bay of Rainbows @ US$45.54 per acre

3 acres in the Bay of Rainbows @ US$40.99 per acre

5 acres in the Bay of Rainbows @ US$38.71 per acre

The 10-acre estate in the Bay of Rainbows @ US$36.43 per acre

You can purchase the property on the moon and gift it to your special ones. You will need to include a gift note within 10-12 words.

You can order a date to purchase land on the moon.

Submit the order.

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