{"id":230625,"date":"2026-02-05T18:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T00:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/mars-base"},"modified":"2026-02-05T18:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T00:07:17","slug":"mars-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/mars-base","title":{"rendered":"Mars Base"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/42Je9Xczu0o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To become an Interplanetary Species we need to colonize another planet, and Mars will be our first target. To establish a base there, and a future settlement, we need to get their first, so we will also examine the Aldrin Cycler, a type of spacecraft that may make traveling to other worlds far easier.<\/p>\n<p>Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: <a href=\"https:\/\/brilliant.org\/IsaacArthur\/\">https:\/\/brilliant.org\/IsaacArthur\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>National Space Society Roadmap:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/space.nss.org\/nss-roadmap-to-\">https:\/\/space.nss.org\/nss-roadmap-to\u2013<\/a>\u2026 this channel to get access to perks: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/isaacarthursfia\">@isaacarthursfia<\/a> Visit our Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isaacarthur.net\">http:\/\/www.isaacarthur.net<\/a> Join Nebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/isaacarthur\">https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/isaacarthur<\/a> Support us on Patreon: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ isaacarthur Support us on Subscribestar: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/isaac-a\">https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/isaac-a<\/a>\u2026 Facebook Group: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ 1,583,992,725,237,264 Reddit: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ isaacarthur Twitter: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ isaac_a_arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ discord version: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ mars-base-narration-only Credits: Becoming an Interplanetary Species: Mars Base Science &amp; Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 261; October 22, 2020 Written, Produced &amp; Narrated by Isaac Arthur Written by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Matthew Acker Cover Art: Jakub Grygier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/jakub_grygier\">https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/jakub_grygier<\/a> Graphics: Jeremy Jozwik <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/zeuxis_of_\">https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/zeuxis_of_<\/a>\u2026 Sam McNamara Sergio Botero <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/sboterod?f\">https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/sboterod?f<\/a>\u2026 Tristan 3D Music Sergey Cheremisninov, \u201cSirius\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.s-cheremisinov.com\">https:\/\/www.s-cheremisinov.com<\/a> Reign Pagaran, \u201cDistant Voyager\u201d Aerium, \u201cFifth Star of Aldebaran\u201d <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialaerium\">@officialaerium<\/a> Denny Schneidemesser, \u201cAcross the Universe\u201d &amp; \u201cLuminous Rays\u201d <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ denny-schneidemesser.<br \/> Join this channel to get access to perks:<br \/> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/isaacarthursfia\">@isaacarthursfia<\/a>.<br \/> Visit our Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isaacarthur.net\">http:\/\/www.isaacarthur.net<\/a>.<br \/> Join Nebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/isaacarthur\">https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/isaacarthur<\/a>.<br \/> Support us on Patreon: \/ isaacarthur.<br \/> Support us on Subscribestar: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/isaac-a\">https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/isaac-a<\/a>\u2026<br \/> Facebook Group: \/ 1583992725237264<br \/> Reddit: \/ isaacarthur.<br \/> Twitter: \/ isaac_a_arthur on Twitter and RT our future content.<br \/> SFIA Discord Server: \/ discord version: \/ mars-base-narration-only.<\/p>\n<p>Credits:<br \/> Becoming an Interplanetary Species: Mars Base.<br \/> Science &amp; Futurism with Isaac Arthur.<br \/> Episode 261; October 22, 2020<br \/> Written, Produced &amp; Narrated by Isaac Arthur.<\/p>\n<p>Written by:<br \/> Isaac Arthur.<\/p>\n<p>Editors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/mars-base\">Continue reading \u201cMars Base\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To become an Interplanetary Species we need to colonize another planet, and Mars will be our first target. 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