I hope this is possible to grow plants on Mars since the planet would then gain oxygen and then people can move to Mars The problem with Earth's resources becoming too little would also be somewhat solved.

wow interesting! I wonder who owns Mars.. I'm actually responding to this to give anyone an FYI about the posted link - it doesnt work anymore.

Actually, Dennis Hope claims ownership of Mars (as well as all other lunar and planetary bodies in our solar system, in accordance with the Outer Space Treaty, from which he exploited a loophole and now supposedly owns everything outside of Earth - read more here), but if you can't decide upon a present to your parents for their birthday, you could buy them a few acres of fertile farmland on Martian soil at this website that they can legally call their own. Atmosphere sold seperately.

nice piece of research there, cerebral. dennis hope should realize that "claim of ownership" does not constitute "real ownership". if he were a martian to begin with and just migrated to earth, then i would think his claim can hold water. lolz! there's also the thing about a paper trail to cover his claim. unless the documentation he has is manufactured from mars, duly-notarized by a court of good standing in mars, then he has no legal premise of laying claim over mars. and if he were indeed martian (we should check his DNA profile ), we should also question his EARTH VISA. he may be an illegal alien, and his earth visa may have expired already, so he must not be allowed to do business on earth any longer. he should be deported back to mars.

anyway, just making fun of the situation. on to the topic, edible food and breathable air and potable water are the primary considerations in making possible human interplanetary exploration. we could be exporting earth soil first to mars to make it an immediate reality in the future -- and tons and tons of earth soil for that matter. working on martian soil, with the earth plants man intends to grow there, could pose mutation problems. and after martian food intake, who knows what may happen? a human mutation could not be far.

the best solution is to make mars earth-like. let's just imagine mars as a big chunk of acreage we need to fully reclaim by inducing it to function as near as possible to earth's pristine condition. living off mars the way it is will not be suitable to us, humans.

mmmm interesting. . . i suppose it is possible, and could be useful, BUT theres only 2 reasons for growing vegtables on mars. . .
1 . to create food to supposrt life on mars
or
2 . to create food for earth.

1) Its goign to take a hell of alot more than just a vegtable garden to sustain human lfie on mars lol
2) the cost and time of the travel would out weigh the cost of selling the vegtables

Its all very nice IN THEORY, but thats all it is

This thread was originally about how, if a human mission goes to Mars, they will need to grow their own foods in order to sustain themselves throughout the entire stay, since one can only pack so much dehydrated food into a suitcase.

Serverph, according to said treaty that was signed by all major world powers, he does, in fact, have every right to claim ownership of all extraterrestrial bodies, and has legally done so. He is selling plots of moons and planets that are, in fact, real estate. It's no joke or hoax, although it seems silly. He had announced that, if any country had a problem with him owning the solar system, they could take it up with him. Here it is, years later, and no country has yet filed any complaints about his "business." I'm considering buying a plot of land for my father for his birthday. He's always wanted to have a farm, but chances are he won't get one in his lifetime, so it's kind of a"thought that counts" thing, since his "farmland" obviously won't be farmable in either of our lifetimes. On the other hand, if one buys some shares to a planet or satellite (moon), it could actually be worth some real money in the unforeseeable future (to one's decendants, for example).

As I said, it's the thought that counts.

I hope...
Some facts for Life on Mars.



















This post has been edited by serverph: Jan 6 2006, 08:31 AM

Not too long ago I would've thought that growing any vegetation on Mars would be a longshot, but now it seems we're one step closer to achieving that. It's neat but it would be very costly (money-wise) if it were to be done in the near future. Then again, you never know.