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The Mars mission was a technology demonstrator. What's impressive is that ISRO managed to pull it off on their first attempt with a budget of merely ~$70 million USD, making it the only space organisation to do so.
The whole concept of terraforming Mars is a far-fetched as it can get. To do that we would need to create an ozone layer on Mars in order to neutralise solar radiation. Our time would be better spent on finding ways to mine and transport resources back to our planet.
The real positive aspect of all this is that people are finally getting excited about space exploration again, I personally believe this is Elon Musk's main objective. The real achievement however has been the democratisation of low earth orbit and the advent of re-usable lift vehicles.
The whole concept of terraforming Mars is a far-fetched as it can get. To do that we would need to create an ozone layer on Mars in order to neutralise solar radiation. Our time would be better spent on finding ways to mine and transport resources back to our planet.
The real positive aspect of all this is that people are finally getting excited about space exploration again, I personally believe this is Elon Musk's main objective. The real achievement however has been the democratisation of low earth orbit and the advent of re-usable lift vehicles.
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