Quote:We all move in with you.
And all of his shoes? I'll pass, his room probably smells like feet anyways.
Quote:Why are we wasting money going to mars? It's a dead planet what's the point?
Your daddy probably said the same thing about going to the moon. But that worked out pretty well, no?
Quote:Your daddy probably said the same thing about going to the moon. But that worked out pretty well, no?
my daddy wasn't sitting on 17 trillion dollar debt he was handing down to me.
I may be incorrect, but I believe a Mars mission would be privately funded.
Quote:I may be incorrect, but I believe a Mars mission would be privately funded.
that would be the best case scenario, let private industry fun the expedition.
Quote:that would be the best case scenario, let private industry fun the expedition.
I can't wait for the "Pepsi Lunar Base powered by Ford".
Quote:I may be incorrect, but I believe a Mars mission would be privately funded.
You are correct. NASA is too busy doing outreach to a certain religious sect.
Quote:I can't wait for the "Pepsi Lunar Base powered by Ford".
Fine with me so long as they're paying for it.
Quote:I may be incorrect, but I believe a Mars mission would be privately funded.
Elon Musk has proposed something but I believe the cost of a manned Mars mission is out if reach for private industry right now. I happen to agree with the tact NASA has taken over the last decade; let private industry take over well-established low earth orbit operations while they gear up for Mars. It's going to take a while but it's a huge and extremely complex undertaking that will pay off in the long run.
Quote:Elon Musk has proposed something but I believe the cost of a manned Mars mission is out if reach for private industry right now. I happen to agree with the tact NASA has taken over the last decade; let private industry take over well-established low earth orbit operations while they gear up for Mars. It's going to take a while but it's a huge and extremely complex undertaking that will pay off in the long run.
Martian babes are hawt....
Quote:Martian babes are hawt....
They are green...wonder if it's anything like they say about green M&Ms. :whistling:
Quote:It will. If Mars can sustain life, it will happen.
We are running this planet into the ground. What happens when there's nothing left?
Oh I agree with you, but Nasa is always an easy target to point at when they want to talk budget cuts.
Quote:Oh I agree with you, but Nasa is always an easy target to point at when they want to talk budget cuts.
Military spending is another one, we waste God awful money on the "defense budget"
Quote:It will. If Mars can sustain life, it will happen.
We are running this planet into the ground. What happens when there's nothing left?
The earth is quite a bit more resilient than some people think. We're not looking to Mars for a new Earth.