"The Martian terraforming operations are commencing," said a holo newscaster.

"Fools!" Marcia Gonzalez, a retired astrogeologist, shouted, "Trillions of dollars spent, and yet so many lives risked and lost to so-called terraform Mars."

"I thought you helped build that …" replied Jodie, her partner.

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"I did until they 'encouraged me' to retire early."

"What trouble did you get into that time?" Jodie smiled.

"I advocated for space stations: mobile, fully controllable risk-free environments, conservation for planets, inexpensive, mass reproducible."

"And?"

"And … a CEO of a terraforming company whispered to me, 'You can't drill a space station, Ms. Gonzalez.'"