I was talking with a friend one day a while back about what we would need to successfully terraform Mars for human habitation. We arrived at needing specially engineered space workers who can survive the trip and the conditions of the planet long term, who can arrive first and build the infrastructure and living/working accommodations for eventual human habitation. Here is a sketch of that Mars worker in their work suit. Basically they're small and strong and need less water, food and air.
This is an idea for a one way transport ship. It's basically a large ship carrying supplies and initial personnel, It's composed of several transport cylinders that can be broken down and used for housing and raw materials.
I thought it would be a good idea to build the large human cities up inside the cliffs on Mars. They would be self sustaining multilevel cities connected by large bridges. That would keep any wind damage to a minimum from Martian sand storms. I can't wait for the first space high school football game... GO! MARS HIGH SOUTH!! BEAT MARS NORTH!!! Only 300 years from now.. Can't wait.
