From: "Michael S. Lorrey" <mike@lorrey.com>
>The first step to preparing people for colonizing Mars should be
>My cousin, who just returned from there a month or so ago, tells
Cool...... Kim Stanley Robinson spent I believe a year in Antartica
(visiting artist) after which he wrote his novel of the same name.
He also used the year in Antartica as a trial for the crew in the
Mar's trilogy.
>setting up a training camp dedicated to the purpose in Antarctica.
>me that he's now qualified to apply for the Mars mission team NASA
>is exploring putting together. All he needs is the actual
>astronaut training. As a geologist specializing in ice age
>hydrogeology, he's a primary candidate for exploring the Mars
>polar caps and figuring out the best way to melt them down...
Brian
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