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Mars One plans robotic mission; 200,000 hope to go, too - CNN.com

so what in the world is the attraction to go there? There are no tractors...they'll be along, when they get to Tier 99...
Future farming on another world. Now I know you've been staying up nights thinking about this.

I wonder what a Martian Land Rover or Jeep Outlander would cost? See, they already have the names ready...:dance1:

If they find real water up there, this won't be so far fetched any more.
Now, you can't just live on hydroponics food. You need free range chickens, and stuff...:D
Martian tractors. Now I bet they'd have some pretty airtight cabs...
 
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I don't think we're going to be able to run any of our internal combustion engines on mars.

xtn
 
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BCP thanks for the link.

+1

what a cool project. Full torque instantly, likely never a starting problem, likely much quieter, etc etc.
I started a thread a while back on fully electric tractors, and I always thought this has promise. And that sun is getting
"hotter" and hotter, per our diminished atmosphere apparently, so solar energy is actually getting stronger.

I bet a/c would suck a bunch of juice. More batteries.
 

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