Pursuing `` green '' initiatives is no long-term solution to the wall we 're hurtling towards , says Ashley Dove-Jay . It 's better to test hardware and train people in analogs on Earth , such as the geologically similar high-altitude desert in Utah or the cold and dry Canadian Arctic desert . Dove-Jay : Launching missions to Mars would use less energy than those to the Moon . The moon has a much larger surface area and can be used for more things like manufacturing goods or even as an outpost in space.
Pursuing `` green '' initiatives is no long-term solution to the wall we 're hurtling towards , says Ashley Dove-Jay . Dove-Jay : Launching missions to Mars would use less energy than those to the Moon . The moon has a much larger surface area and can be used for more things like manufacturing goods or even as an outpost in space.