The possibilities as well as the limitations for the colonizations of Mars are very strict, but they can be easily overcome with enough thinking through the problems. Fortunately, a professor at Southern California University, Behrokh Khoshnevis, believes that colonizing Mars is very possible. He supports this belief with, “There's an abundance of energy and materials (in space) -- all we have to do is design self-replicating factories and build a lot of objects” (Springer). This quote from Khoshnevis says that there are already enough materials in space, so bringing materials from Earth shouldn’t be a problem, as long as there is always enough energy where the astronauts are going. He also supports his belief in colonizing Mars with, “The …show more content…
Specifically, certain fabrics and materials might not work as well as others. This is a given, but it also lessens the possible options for building. The article states, “I realized that almost all of the existing ideas involved taking materials and components from Earth and building with those materials. Taking 1 kilogram of material from Earth to the moon would cost hundreds of thousands dollars” (Springer). This is saying that taking materials from Earth is going to be much too expensive to do often, so it can’t be a long term plan. Another quote from Khoshnevis says the size of the construction machines could also be a problem. He says that, “We will have to place the construction machines inside the payload compartment of a rocket. For that, we have to be mindful of the size. It can't be too large or too heavy” (Springer).This means that getting the exact size and weight needed for perfect machines will be very hard, and could be a major obstacle in colonizing Mars. Overall, on the topic of the colonization of Mars, there are many problems, but there are just as many solutions. So, people could be living on Mars within just a few years, but it will definitely be a struggle to get