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Post by louvernon on Oct 20, 2004 17:09:57 GMT -5
Should the US spend more money to put a man on Mars? Do people have to walk on the Martian landscape? Just a thought?
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Post by bryan2 on Oct 20, 2004 17:27:17 GMT -5
Should the US spend more money to put a man on Mars? Do people have to walk on the Martian landscape? Just a thought? The earth is flat... if you sail west far enough you will fall of the edge of the earth...
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Post by happy on Oct 20, 2004 22:39:13 GMT -5
Should the US spend more money to put a man on Mars? Do people have to walk on the Martian landscape? Just a thought? If we can send one man, why not all of them??? JUST KIDDING...I couldn't resist. ;D
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Post by botany on Oct 20, 2004 23:10:23 GMT -5
The earth is flat... if you sail west far enough you will fall of the edge of the earth... While driving through North Dakota, it was so long and boring I thought I had to be getting close to the edge of the earth! Must be the other edge. Someday I'll have to sail and explore the oceanic edge of the earth. andy
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Post by botany on Oct 21, 2004 20:13:49 GMT -5
I'd have to ask for what purpose would we send people to Mars? If it is for the purpose of colonizing another planet due to overpopulation/overpolluting Earth, I oppose that. We should work on making Earth work for us. With the technology being developed daily, there should be no excuse for the amount of waste being produced by the world's "leading" nations. Being a cognative race of beings, we should also be able to figure out a way to solve the population problem. Perhaps Nature will take care of that after humans have depleted it of resources to produce food?? Ultimately, I do not believe that we can feasibly set up civilization on Mars for more than exploration and the political/militaristic power control here on Earth. However, if the U.S. were to send a colonization effort to Mars, it might bankrupt the U.S. leaving it vulnerable to attack and its downfall. If the purpose in sending humans to Mars is for exploration and to better understand the Solar System and "Space" in general, then I am open to consideration. However, such an undertaking would cost trillions of dollars (no, I do not believe I am exaggerating). Until we are very sure that such technology is available and capable of succeeding such an expedition, we should perhaps keep the Hubble Telescope functioning, with all the mind-blowing discoveries we get from it. I feel it is a big waste to abandon the Hubble and other important space exploration projects currently in process in favor of sending humans to Mars. andy
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