Pros And Cons Of Buying Land On Mars

Why would you buy land if it costs 36 billion dollars to do it in the first place? It’s absolutely stupid. However, if they make going to Mars a regular thing, they will put the price down to half a million dollars. Which is also stupid. Even so, 500,000 thousand dollars is already a huge amount of money, so why go through all the trouble? You might as well spend your money on something more sensible. Only wealthy people may misuse that much money on something as useless as that… Land in space should not belong to anybody due to these important factors. The expensive price of owning land on Mars, violating the outer space treaty, and the disability to enforce land on Mars are just a few reasons not to own land in space. The cost of going to Mars, the Moon and just about anything in space is unthinkable. It’s mostly affordable for the wealthier people and/or organizations. This makes it unfair for the lower classes who also wish to travel to the red planet, Mars. According to Elon Musk a flight to Mars costs 36 billion dollars, “but once there are regular flights, you can get the cost down to half a million dollars..” which means that individuals will still not be able to afford these flights. With wealthy people only becoming richer, and the less fortunate …show more content…
The rocket you will be traveling with could explode anytime, it could also smash into things like space debris, your rocket may go off course outer space, and perhaps the sun. However, landing on Mars is the riskiest of all. Most missions fail because of crash landing. Basically, traveling there is quite dangerous and you should consider your risks when deciding whether to travel there or not. On the trip you may encounter serious issues like radiation poisoning, maintenance issues, your rover breaking down, and many more. These problems may or may not kill you, before you even get to your piece of land. It’s best not to take any