10 Reasons We Will Colonize Mars

We’ve got some awesome news for you. Right now, you are standing on the edge of history. Yeah, you. Sometime soon, something’s gonna happen that will send you tumbling over into a whole new era of human evolution. We’re gonna colonize Mars.

You read that right. That big, cold, lonely lump of rock spinning through the endless void 54.6 million kilometers away? We’re gonna land there. And we’re gonna build. Small bases. Biodomes. Research labs. Houses. And, eventually, even cities.

We can guess what you’re thinking: Yeah, right. Sure, Mars seems a long way away right now. Colonizing it sounds like the stuff of a science-fiction film, one that probably stars Matt Damon freaking out about a bunch of space potatoes. But it’s much, much closer than you think. At some point, in your lifetime, there’s gonna be a functioning civilization on the red planet. How can we be so sure? We’re glad you asked.

1. Destiny

2. It Will Drive Technological Change on Earth

3. The Idea Has Big Backing

4. Mars Probably Has the Minerals We Need, Too

5. We Already Know There’s Water There

6. We Already Have the Technology to Make Mars Habitable

7. We Already Have the Technology to Get There Safely

8. Competition Between Nations (and companies)

9. It’s a Challenge

10. Risk Insurance