Milkmans out!

I don't know of any "genesis" type of self contained object for something like that. I was assuming more along the lines of greenhouses which would require people on site to construct all types of buildings as well. Thinking they better like MREs and vitamin supplements.

Yes you would think they would be interested in married couples that were both scientists or at least highly educated. They would also need Dr and psychologist and so on. The list of the first people to go would be distinguished list for sure.

If they set up more then enough tools to help colonize it. Which would take forever and streamed me all sorts of entertainment. Sure.

But if the can set up a colony. They can set up a launch pad/air strip to get off.

The first colonists should write roanoke on a rock to **** with the newcomers.

The moon however doesn't lend itself to terraforming like Mars does, nor does it offer the potential of discovering alien life either live or long dead

So somebody watched Defying Gravity on ABC a few years ago.

Actually I think this is a pretty brilliant idea. But I will not be going. Not leavin my family and not takin them on this trip. Maybe we'll try the road trip to wallyworld instead.

Prelaunch several supply pods before the 1st group of colonists arrive, so they can get to work immediately. Kinda like some pre-fab buildings to construct with solar/wind heaters and generators, tons of tools, greenhouse supplies with soil, h2o, seeds. Might work...

It was a great six episodes (in the US and five more in Canada and GBR).

getting kicked off the ship would not be pleasant

I'd create the ship in orbit here first, with a greenhouse that can grow food. Once it had been shown to be capible of growing enough food for 10 people on a sustainable basis, then I'd send it off toward mars. Then, when you get there, you have a greenhouse that can operate in Mars orbit, or it can be sent down to the surface. For that matter, food could be grown and sent to the surface for a year or two until the colonists on the planet are able to be self sustained.

Finally! A show to send your ex wives on!

Me too. Also the fact their diet would probably be mostly vegetarian would limit who would want to go as well.

I don't think they would have the chance to do much exploring to find those long dead Martians. They would probably never leave their habitat. Leave it to the robots.

I would think in both instances Martian soil and moon soil would be insufficient to grow crops, even at the right temperatures.

You would think they'd want farmers there right off the bat. If they will just establish a few sows I could supply the semen.

Which has me thinkin maybe they should send a female gorilla and we could send 3 idiots along and before you know it we would have established a planet of the apes.

Send Congress...we win if it works or doesn't!