http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/01/welcome-to-mercury-the-prison-planet.html Discussing reasonable ways to colonize our solar system Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/01/welcome-to-mercury-the-prison-planet.html#comment-1425 The 7 (Future) Wonders Of The Solar System | Colony Worlds Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:39:18 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/01/welcome-to-mercury-the-prison-planet.html#comment-1425 [...] conceived as a penal colony, industrial corporations decended upon Mecury after discovering large deposits of minerals and [...] [...] conceived as a penal colony, industrial corporations decended upon Mecury after discovering large deposits of minerals and [...]

]]> http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/01/welcome-to-mercury-the-prison-planet.html#comment-1424 Chiya Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:22:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/01/welcome-to-mercury-the-prison-planet.html#comment-1424 What if you left them there with the resources to live but not to come back here, and didn't have guards? They would probably have to work together to make sure they don't die, and might become awesome like australia What if you left them there with the resources to live but not to come back here, and didn't have guards? They would probably have to work together to make sure they don't die, and might become awesome like australia

]]> http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/01/welcome-to-mercury-the-prison-planet.html#comment-1423 Rick Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:42:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/01/welcome-to-mercury-the-prison-planet.html#comment-1423 Very "Chronicles of Riddick'! :) Very "Chronicles of Riddick'!

]]> http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/01/welcome-to-mercury-the-prison-planet.html#comment-1422 The Fool Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:54:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/01/welcome-to-mercury-the-prison-planet.html#comment-1422 Very good idea and has been used in historical colonization such as that of some of the colonies of the Americas. Money attracts many people though and if there was a practical way to turn a profit without way too much risk then I doubt that we would have to force people to go there. But you never really know. We need to develop the technology to get and stay there first.The Foolnewfrontiersblog.blogspot.com Very good idea and has been used in historical colonization such as that of some of the colonies of the Americas. Money attracts many people though and if there was a practical way to turn a profit without way too much risk then I doubt that we would have to force people to go there. But you never really know. We need to develop the technology to get and stay there first.The Foolnewfrontiersblog.blogspot.com

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