EPTMars Mission: Curiosity - Page 30
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DannyJ
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Medrea
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acker
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On August 06 2012 15:28 SafeAsCheese wrote: They would be the first human to ever be on another planet, far far outstripping the fame that people like Armstrong got. Their name would go down in history for hundreds, maybe thousands of years. The person who first steps on another planet will be in history textbooks a thousand years later. Well, in whatever passes for history textbooks by that time. ...Anyways, there would be no shortage of qualified volunteers, even if it was a one way ticket. | ||
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Medrea
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On August 06 2012 15:29 BuddhaMonk wrote: Not true, with enough money it's absolutely possible to do a return trip. I was just listing the most expensive or possibly largest ethical hurdle. As I said, if you give up on having a return trip, it probably shortens the timescale significantly. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
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Zelniq
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Yurie
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On August 06 2012 15:29 BuddhaMonk wrote: Not true, with enough money it's absolutely possible to do a return trip. If they want to they can find volunteers for a one way trip if that is the better from a political viewpoint. The only way people are getting there in the near future is if a government sees the need for PR purposes. | ||
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stratmatt
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On August 06 2012 15:33 Yurie wrote: If they want to they can find volunteers for a one way trip if that is the better from a political viewpoint. The only way people are getting there in the near future is if a government sees the need for PR purposes. There wouldn't be much public support for a suicide mission. | ||
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S:klogW
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Poyo
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{CC}StealthBlue
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Focuspants
Canada780 Posts
On August 06 2012 15:20 S:klogW wrote: Do you know what strawman means? I doubt you do because your rebuttal to me is a strawman on an issue that I already pointed out was a strawman. You even have the guts to lecture on strawman. Let me educate you. I did not say the mission was bad, or even useless. I did not say divert the NASA budget to the military. So comparing NASA's budget to the military is not the discussion here. Do we need to know that a crane technology like this works NOW??? Anyway, before this gets out of hand, I think my issue was as clear as it could be and I don't want to fuel more debates from people who just want to argue everything without basic understanding of the issues. GOGOGO SCIENCE!!! I studied philosophy, I know what a strawman argument is. Saying that this money is better spent on the economy, then being faced with a rebuttal showing that the amount of money we are discussing is so marginal, it isnt worth talking about, especially since it is more useful for mankind than some of the things the US military spends its money on, is not creating a different argument to distract focus. It is a valid point. If we can spend oodles of money on non productive things, and the one thing you decide to pick a bone with is a fraction of the cost of these frivolous expenditures, while you ignore the main issues, you are the one that is misguided in your logic. Just like you are wrong about waiting 10 years to allow our technology advance. We need to test things and push boundaries. You dont go from a go kart to a formula 1 car in 1 step. You dont go from a kite to a fighter jet in 1 step. Its a constant state of improvement and advancement. The fact that youre in a tizzy over this is completely mind boggling. There is nothing more important than knowledge. It is the driving force of mankind. If obtaining knowledge isnt worth 2.5 billion bucks, I dont know what else is. | ||
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IreScath
Canada521 Posts
On August 06 2012 15:33 Yurie wrote: If they want to they can find volunteers for a one way trip if that is the better from a political viewpoint. The only way people are getting there in the near future is if a government sees the need for PR purposes. If you want to volunteer for a one way trip... go here: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/want-one-way-ticket-mars-dutch-company-looking-012824434.html | ||
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Sikly
United States413 Posts
We have plenty of issues left, but not impossible to solve issues. The hardest one to solve is funding, the more funding the space program gets the quicker we'll get someone their. | ||
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DannyJ
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rezoacken
Canada2719 Posts
On August 06 2012 15:34 S:klogW wrote: Privitized space missions are the future of space exploration. The way it is described in Altered Carbon (or the following books rather) ? | ||
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bay
United States20 Posts
On August 06 2012 15:36 DannyJ wrote: Oh there's actually a press conference... For a second there it just looked like 2 mintues of praising Murica then hi fiving for 20 minutes. High-fives are the press conference. | ||
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Saryph
United States1955 Posts
Seems like an amazing occasion, but post after post are people hating on the scientists for being proud of themselves and their organization/country. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
"This mission cost you less than $7 per American, and look at the excitement we've brought." -- JPL Director Charles Elachi | ||
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