When you think about a million people on Mars, do we have the ability to get water, to get food, to keep them safe? I mean, what do we need to make that happen? Well, you need to recreate the entire base of industry of Earth. We're here at the top of a massive pyramid of industry that starts with mining a vast array of materials. Those materials going through hundreds of steps of refinement. (03:37–03:41)
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Asserts the need to recreate Earth's industrial base on Mars for a self-sustaining settlement.
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