The main difference between Biosphere 2 and a real space colony

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Socrates II — 7/28/2009 1:53:14 AM (archived)

In addition to the fact it was run by a cult-like rich guy (of course cults may be the first ones
to attempt to escape human society on Earth for outer space, so this may have been a very
good example) and not NASA or some other organization with safety checks and such is that
Biosphere 2 took place ON Earth. The people participating knew if something went wrong they
could always open the airlock and go home by hitching a ride in a taxi.

A colony anywhere else in the Sol system won't have that luxury and the people who are
part of, unless they are all suicidal loons, will know that and do what it takes to stay alive.
So in that important sense, Biosphere 2 was not a good example for anywhere beyond
our planet, and the nice parts at that.

Am I sensing a bit of not wanting people to succeed in space here for whatever reasons?

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IMHO, unmanned probes are MUCH more effective per dollar than manned probes. - David F Mayer - 7/26/2009 3:46:36 AM
- Possibilities.. - Raoul - 7/26/2009 8:42:41 AM
  - One Country Mars Is A Myth - Marsby - 7/26/2009 6:22:58 PM
    - China has zero interest in maznned Mars flight - E.P. - 7/27/2009 2:51:09 PM
      - re: China has zero interest in maznned Mars flight - Marsby - 7/27/2009 8:29:24 PM
    - re: One Country Mars Is A Myth - Mike - 7/26/2009 10:19:15 PM
      - Robots are for exploring space; Humans are for colonizing space - Socrates II - 7/27/2009 2:03:28 PM
        
        humans will never colonize space - mip - 7/28/2009 7:15:31 AM
        
        Simple Solution - Marsby - 8/1/2009 4:41:34 PM
        
        Nuclear fusion is not technologically feasible for space propulsion - mip - 8/2/2009 4:30:42 PM
        
        Look Up Some Diagrams - Marsby - 8/5/2009 3:23:36 PM
        
        Try This - Marsby - 8/5/2009 5:00:42 PM
        
        The Biosphere 2 fiasco has left plans for serious space colonization as little more than pipe dreams. - Jefferson-Washington - 7/27/2009 11:52:24 PM
        
        Not At All - The Lesson Is Don't Depend on A Closed System - Marsby - 7/28/2009 3:54:15 AM
        
        re: The Biosphere 2 fiasco has left plans for serious space colonization as little more than pipe dreams. - phil - 7/28/2009 1:04:48 AM
        
        The main difference between Biosphere 2 and a real space colony - Socrates II - 7/28/2009 1:53:14 AM
        
        re: The main difference between Biosphere 2 and a real space colony - phil - 8/6/2009 12:40:31 AM
        
        Nope - my spider senses are still tingling (n/t) - Socrates II - 8/6/2009 3:35:26 PM
- labs versus instruments... - Adam - 7/26/2009 7:14:42 AM
- Machines, Squyres, Link - Marsby - 7/26/2009 5:20:36 AM
- Machbines Don't Think or Improvise - Marsby - 7/26/2009 4:53:41 AM
  - A real barebones manned Mars mission - Socrates II - 7/27/2009 2:02:06 PM
    - re: A real barebones manned Mars mission - Marsby - 7/27/2009 4:30:05 PM

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