Human outposts[1][2][3][4] are artificially-created, controlled human habitats located in environments inhospitable for humans, such as on the ocean floor, in the Antarctic, in outer space, or on another planet, as in the challenges to live on Mars.
The logistics and difficulties inherent in such ventures have been heavily explored in science fiction.
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- ^ David, Leonard (4 March 2004). "NASA goes lunar: Robot craft, human outpost plans". USA Today.
- ^ Gaudin, Sharon (27 June 2008). "Ice, mineral-rich soil could support human outpost on Mars". IDG News Service.
- ^ Resource Utilization Concepts for MoonMars; ByIris Fleischer, Olivia Haider, Morten W. Hansen, Robert Peckyno, Daniel Rosenberg and Robert E. Guinness; 30 September 2003; IAC Bremen, 2003 (29 Sept – 03 Oct 2003) and MoonMars Workshop (26-28 Sept 2003, Bremen). Accessed on 18 January 2010