《Been There, but Have We Really Done That》作者： - Mike Combs【EPUB】

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This article also appeared in the Summer 1999 issue of Space Front, a publication of the Space Frontier Foundation. Been There, but Have We Really Done That? by Mike Combs mikecombs@aol.com Copyright ?? 1999 Here lately, I've found myself arguing a lot with Martians. No, that's OK, I assure you it's not a case of my needing to get my lithium dosage adjusted. I'm referring not to the little green guys of mythology, but to perfectly-human Mars colonists. Or more accurately (since the colonization has not yet actually begun), the wannabes. (OK, in all fairness, I must admit to being a wannabe O'Neill settler myself. Yes, I freely confess up front that I'm one of "Gerry's kids".) Some of my fellow space activists seem to have set their targets squarely, and almost solely, on the planet Mars. I'm not talking about activists who are favorably disposed toward the idea of humans on Mars. Heck, I like the idea too. I only mean the kind of