Dongbeihu

Good answer; the current state of affairs is based on some very narrow thinking. Thanks for the reply!

Regarding Sustainable Habitation of Mars, a fair bit has been discussed and reported concerning producing or harnessing oxygen and water on the Red Planet. But what about food? This sounds very complex - what's the current thinking/research?

China has built up a solid space industry and has a number of long term visions for space exploration, including robotic missions to Mars, a space station and so on. Despite the hype, fear-mongering and current legislative barriers, do you think we will see China and US working together in space exploration, possibly towards crewed missions to Mars? Or do you think competition will more likely be a driver for sending people Mars?