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title: A Practical Strategy for Colonizing Mars
description: Technological advances in space launch have moved space exploration forward and made huge advancements in the understanding of our planet and the solar system.
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## [A Practical Strategy for Colonizing Mars](https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/a-practical-strategy-for-colonizing-mars)

 November 2, 2022

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By Tory Bruno

Technological advances in space launch have moved space exploration forward and made huge advancements in the understanding of our planet and the solar system. Most recently, [United Launch Alliance (ULA) sent NASA’s Perseverance rover to Mars](https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/missions-details/2020/07/30/united-launch-alliance-atlas-v-successfully-launches-mars-2020-mission-for-nasa) to fly the first helicopter on another planet and to look for signs of ancient life, independent of our own precious blue marble. Our [twentieth mission](https://flickr.com/photos/ulalaunch/28744988467/in/album-72157690220351103/) to the Red Planet, this is the most exciting and potentially civilization changing mission so far.

[Read the full article on Tory Bruno's Medium.](https://medium.com/@ToryBrunoULA/a-practical-strategy-for-colonizing-mars-443e199c9279)

 

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