Posted on 02/03/2016 2:42:13 PM PST by Marcus
Testimony at a hearing before the House Science Committee’s Subcommittee on Space suggested that NASA’s Journey to Mars lacks a plan to achieve the first human landing on the Red Planet almost six years after President Obama announced the goal on April 15, 2010. Moreover, two of the three witnesses argued that a more realistic near term goal for the space agency would be a return to the moon. The moon is not only a scientifically interesting and potentially commercially profitable place to go but access to lunar water, which can be refined into rocket fuel, would make the Journey to Mars easier and cheaper.
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Does this mean that Matt Damon is stuck there?
Isn’t this the same thing that Bush 43 proposed and was roundly ridiculed because going back to the moon would just be a total waste of time and money?
The capsule they have been showing in the press releases is a glorified Moom capsule. Absolutely unsuited for a Mars shot.
NASA = Not A Space Agency
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They can’t even get to the ISS, but it’s somehow news that they aren’t going to Mars?
Well it was a good soundbite for TheOne back in 2010, probably all it was intended to be.
I watched all of the Apollo launches and moon landings. I doubt I will live long enough to ever see man walk on the moon again.
Whew- - there goes Hillary’s plans to jump bond and skip her trial.
The sooner this gets privatized the better. “I’ve been in the private sector; they expect results!”
They don’t need a plan. They can just hire the Russians to taxi them there.
Let us hope so.
The secret yearning on the left/new agers for a Mars trip scenario is a one way trip where the intrepid explorer[s] sacrifice themselves and forgo a return trip.
Fingers crossed.
NASA - Not Actually in Space Anymore
Waaaaaaaaay too small. Crew would kill each other before making it there. Rats in a can.
I like yours better.
Odunga had so many deeply destructive psychological issues during his formative years I don't even know where to start. America is DEAD because of it. How the F*** did this happen! Oh that's right, hoards of brain dead females got DUPED into having sexual fantasies over a mysterious black man THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT and BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
I had to include an “in” but prepositions aren’t usually included in acronyms...
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