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ChristianKl comments on Open Thread, Jun. 22 - Jun. 28, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 28 June 2015 11:16:33AM 0 points [-]

The likelihood of success of establishing a human colony depends on the timeframe.

If there's no major extinction event I would be surprised if we don't have a human mars colony in 1000 years. On the other hand having a colony in the next 50 years is a lot less likely.