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   Sci-Tech

Bill Nye: Humans living on Mars is a pipe dream

   The Science Guy won't be eating Martian potatoes with Matt Damon.
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     * Amanda Kooser

   November 19, 2018 10:44 AM PST
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   Bill Nye on the set of his Netflix show Bill Nye Saves the World.
   Eddy Chen/Netflix

   We're a long way from sending humans to Mars, and even further from
   transforming the cold dusty planet into Earth 2. Sure, Elon Musk may
   see a future for SpaceX settlements on the Red Planet, but television
   personality Bill Nye is putting a damper on the Mars colonization party
   before it even starts.

   Nye, known as the Science Guy, told USA Today that humans won't be
   establishing permanent settlements on Mars. "This whole idea of
   terraforming Mars, as respectful as I can be, are you guys high?" he
   said in the interview posted on Monday.

   Nye brings up some good points. He says Mars isn't a good option due to
   its extreme cold temperatures, the lack of water and the absence of a
   breathable atmosphere.

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   The science educator suggests Mars settlers would quickly tire of
   donning smelly spacesuits to venture outside of their protective domes.

   Still, Nye thinks we should send humans to check out Mars, even if it
   would be a terrible place to live. "The human explorations of Mars
   should grow from the [International Space Station], and work to extend
   human presence farther and farther into deep space," he told CNET
   earlier this year.

   Musk and SpaceX are already eyeing an ambitious timeline to send a
   crewed mission to Mars in 2024 as part of a process to build a city and
   "eventually a self-sustaining civilization."

   Neither Musk nor SpaceX responded immediately to a request for comment.

   If Nye is right, then we may have humans stepping out on Mars some day,
   but they will use it as a stopover, not a home.
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