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Polybius

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6. I'm sure things that "makes no sense" makes perfect sense to NASA and SpaceX

Reply to hunter (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 08:19 PM

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I don't think robots are at the level yet where we wouldn't need humans to do it. As for Mars, it's really tough to predict what will happen in 50 years, let alone 300 or 1,000. The goal is to terraform it.

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I'm sure things that "makes no sense" makes perfect sense to NASA and SpaceX Polybius Thursday #6