>>11691259Also, the whole orbital thing is kind of a dead end. Yachts are 'pointless', but people still buy them. Terraforming would be a great program for martians to undertake, have something like the eagle scouts work for it. Even if it was completely pointless (which is obviously untrue) it would still be a great monument to 'human innovation'.
https://physicsworld.com/a/magnetic-shield-could-protect-spacecraft/Also on the solar wind stuff, no expert on magnets or radiation, but could something like this work to protect a colony? The power requirements might be an issue, and it won't be perfect, but it could drastically reduce the radiation exposure while going outside. I've also heard of a big magnet at L1 Mars-Sun. Dunno how feasible that is, if I had to guess, not very. But the point isn't a habitable mars now, it's one in the future. Plus it could make decompression events less severe.
