Scientists Suggest Harvesting Blood From Mars Colonists to Construct Future City

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In a paper accepted for publication in the journal Acta Astronautica, a team of researchers from Kharazmi University in Tehran, Iran, investigated eleven different types of Martian concrete or cement "based on available resources and technologies".

Sending all the necessary construction materials across over 140 million miles of outer space wouldn't just be a gargantuan undertaking, it could be prohibitively expensive as well.

  Future space travelers will have to get creative to build structures on the surface of Mars.

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Author / Journalist: Victor Tangermann

Category: Technology

Markets: United StatesOman

Topics: Mars cities The digest Mars habitats Concrete Off World

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Published On: 2024-12-21 @ 15:30:07 (1 days ago)

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