Do you have an interest in the future of space travel? Will we live on Mars?  

Well all we can do is imagine and dream. Yes there is a high possibility of space travle and space colonies provided we do not go about destroying ourselves before that. The colonies could be on the moon,Mars or even on some space colonies. It sounds exciting, but i guess we will never know.

Hi Andrew
I am almost sure that the conjecture would come true in future. The way we are devastating or earth, its sooner than we actually perceive. Humans have stepped into Mars, Moon and have been sending space ships and it wouldn't be a surprise when we start to live there!

Already, much have been going on in the scientists circuit on this even though I am a layman, I can tell you that it will happen. Not in our lifetime though. As a matte of fact, it would take a few more generations but longer it would take I would be happier. That would only validate that our earth is still livable!

when Jules Verne wrote "From the Earth to the Moon" as a science fiction novel nobody ever imagined that Man would one day make it come true.Colonising planets in outer space is one of the most exciting projects to be taken by Mankind. Though the Earth is still a good 5 billion years away from destruction it is doubtful that humanity will last that long.we are already seein Man`s destructive powers being unleashed on our planet in the form of deforestation,global warming, extinction of animal and plant life, degradation of the environment,etc.Glaciers are receding and melting at a rapid rate and fears of rivers disappearing in the future are causing widespread alarm. even a slight rise in the levels of the seas and oceans will see hundreds of coastal cities going under water. In this very real scenario it is imperative that Man should look to colonise the Moon and Mars, create artificial Earthlike environments there and translocate vital plant and animal species in the same way as Noah did during the great flood.Earth will still be around when these events which are in the realms of science fiction really take place but it will have become inhabitable for Man.Our generation and even the next may not be around when this takes place but it is heartening to know that a start has been made.

wow. i think you are so right. i remember back when i was young, i would never have believed the things we do today. microwaves, personal comps, phones you can carry around, etc. geesh, i could go on and on.

I can't see this good earth being around in another billion years my friend, scientists have said and so have philosophers that this earth could actually cease to exist in 2012! I very very very much doubt if this earth will see another millennium to be honest, what with global warming and the way we are destroying this planet, it's not a case of if but when Earth is destroyed and it will much sooner than we think and I think far too sooner than man's conquest for another planet will come about. So I can't see any future about planning a move to Mars or any other planet, even if time travel is invented again time is NOT on our side my friend. The moon is more likelier than Mars but I still think that the odds are in favour of the Earth being wiped out in this millennium and I certainly believe in the 2012 theory. Either an asteroid or man will destroy the planet we love, so my interest in space travel is not enthusiastic my friend, I have more interest in when we will be wiped out and the human race as we know it will cease to exist. The clock is ticking....

If you mean visit and explore Mars, probably, and probably not too far in the future.

If you mean actually live on Mars like a colony I would say not in any foreseeable future.

The environment on Mars is too harsh for any sort of self-sustaining colony of humans, probably. And even if that problem could be solved it's not clear there would be any advantage to living on Mars. In other words, life there would be very harsh, and I'm not sure people would really want to live there.

In addition think about the number or rockets needed to move a substantial percentage of the human population of the Earth to Mars. It would be so impractical as to be indistinguishable from impossible.

I also see someone say this:

Humans will live and work on Mars kind of like how people live and work on Antarctica today. Scientist go up to a research facility and explore the place for several years at a stretch. They will live and work in pressurized compartments and move around outside in pressurized vehicles and spacesuits. We are decades away from even going to Mars as we need to go back to the moon first and iron out just how we can live and work offworld for years at a time. How will the humans body function away from earths gravity for that long? We know zero gravity is very bad. But what about Martian gravity? Or lunar gravity? The moon is perfect for this kind of research as it is only a couple of days travel away if anything goes wrong. Going to Mars will take atleast 6 months with current rocket technology and when you get there you will need to wait for over a Martian year in order for Mars and earth to line up for the 6 month journey home. Kind of a scary notion if anything went wrong. So we have a lot of work to do.

To continue I think most people have an interest and it would be exciting but scarey as well. I mean there is so much we don't know an films like aliens and event horizon don't help lol

Space interests me because I love science fiction but also fact when it comes to space. Space travel is something people dream about because no one knows what can happen

Like many people there is always the chance i'd say - with regards mars but I'm not so sure in our lifetime. I would like to think i'd personally end my life on earth because that'd mean that nothing crazy will happen and we'll just live our life

Living on these planets have a certain appeal but then you get there and things can change so fast. It's like they say - the grass ain't always greener on the other side

To be honest I'm content watching science fiction films and day dreaming about what may be.

There's a film on youttube called 'the quiet earth'. It's quite a cult classic. Slight male nudity in the beginning (close your eyes) but it's well worth watching. It's the idea of being the last man on earth and the ending will get you thinking that's for sure ;)

goodluck

Regarding the first question,

Yes, I would surely like to try Space Travel if possible in my lifetime

I would like to comment more on the second question

We will not live on mars mate!
Never !
Maybe our future generations will, but not us ;)

Anyway, adding reputation to this topic
Nice topic mate !!!

Been always interested in outer space since childhood, and all those shows about it only fired up my imagination. However, I think it'll remain only in science fiction, as far as humans living elsewhere but Earth, that is. We'll need probably another century to at least develop enough technology to enable living on the moon, or another planet.

Frankly though, it's just concerning to me all this talk about the matter. Man hasn't yet learned to take proper care of the Earth, yet now there's serious consideration of life on another planet. Must we now regress to destroying the universe?

I don't envy the babies yet to come at all. Life won't be easy at all for them (if anything, I'm worried for them). Increasing world debt, poverty, threat of wars, etc. surrounds them. How can/will they cope?

I thought we would, and the discovery channel apparently thinks so, but my friends says we won't. I hope she's wrong because my big plan for my 80th birthday in 48 years is to go to Mars and stay there for a week helping in the hydroponics bay if I can and if they let tourists do that. I think they would as it would be a tourist attraction. It would be similar to eco-vacations here on Earth. Of course, they wouldn't let you do anything dangerous or that you might screw up the food supply for Mars, but I think they would let you putter around a little bit. This is my dream anyway. I'll let you know if I actually do it in 48 years if myLot is still here.

Maybe it will happen. I can't believe it! I have an interest in the future of space travel. But i think maybe we won't live on Mars. you know, earth is a good place to live, it is polluted seriously now, so we should protect environment.