Will Elondia Be Like Fordlandia?
Let's see... Both are colonies in hostile places
Last week I wrote about Henry Ford’s dream city in the Amazon, and how it worked out (spoiler: not well). This week we’ll take a look at Elon Musk’s plans for a Mars colony, and see if Fordlandia has any relevance.
Most of the issues with Mars colonization are unique to Mars, and Fordlandia didn’t face them: the gravity in the Amazon is the same as in De…