Dirt Roads to the Red Planet: Why Rural America Is Already Living the Mars Life
Before Silicon Valley billionaires started dreaming about off-world colonies, farmers in Nebraska were already figuring out how to grow food with almost no water and keep the lights on when the grid goes dark. Turns out, the most Mars-ready people on Earth might not be in a tech campus — they might be driving a tractor in rural Kansas. Here's why rural America has a bigger stake in space exploration than most people realize.