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Mars: The Red Planet Will Not Be White
MOTUS A.D. ^ | 11-27-18 | MOTUS

Posted on 11/27/2018 4:29:30 AM PST by NOBO2012

America landed the InSight on Mars yesterday.

InSight lander

At Mission Control there were a lot of hugs, high fives and woot-woots upon receiving confirmation (although I’m sure their diversity officer advised against the hugs).

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Still, it was a far cry from the exuberant flag waving celebration that accompanied Apollo 11’s moon landing in 1969.

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Flags are currently deemed too nationalistic to be displayed when we accomplish something as a nation that nobody else has, it’s considered taunting. And as I noted yesterday, concerns about America’s “colonization of yet another planet” have already been raised so we’ll be keeping this American achievement low key in the media so as not be be accused of hubris in the court of international opinion.

Anyway, I think the landing may present the perfect solution to the current mess at the border. Since the NWO doesn’t want the U.S. to colonize space, let’s give that honor to the Third World this time! We could send all the Pakistanis, Iranians, Somalis, Mexicans and Central Americans that have been “detained” for entering our country illegally to Mars to crack rocks or whatever.

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It will be just like Australia, without the water. I’ve even got a recruiting poster:

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Mars: It’s not for old white guys. Bring me your chocolate, your mocha, your teeming caramel…

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Posted from: MOTUS A.D.


TOPICS: Humor; Politics
KEYWORDS: border; illegalimmigration; mars; wall
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To: NOBO2012

Another CGI cartoon by NASA and nothing more.


21 posted on 11/27/2018 6:09:43 AM PST by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: NOBO2012
When New Horizons flew past Pluto in 2015 (which was a bigger deal than this Mars landing IMHO), there was a lot of flag-waving.


22 posted on 11/27/2018 6:19:40 AM PST by DoodleBob
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To: EQAndyBuzz
I have a book, 'Failure Is Not An Option', signed by Gene Kranz. 8~)
23 posted on 11/27/2018 6:46:44 AM PST by real saxophonist (One side has guns and training. Other side's primary concern is 'gender identity'. Who's gonna win?)
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To: NOBO2012

The very best thing we can do with Mars exploration involves the Russians. This is because NASA is caught in a nerd spiral of investigating, then investigating again, then again, etc., while ignoring the big picture.

Russians, on the other hand, can be very practical. For example, NASA would be horrified at the idea of sending nuclear powered tunneling robots to the Moon or Mars, to create more permanent tunnel habitats, *that could be improved* without having humans there to directly operate the robots. Russians would see it as very common sense.

Once such tunnels are built, with pressure doors, complements of the robot lander ship, the rock reinforced and sprayed with sealant for micro-leaks, and other parts of the lander used for ceiling, walls and flooring, continuing to dig soon gives you a substantial habitat that gets better and better with each subsequent mission.


24 posted on 11/27/2018 6:48:21 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Liberals have become moralistic, dogmatic, sententious, self-righteous, pinch-faced prudes.)
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To: NOBO2012

Well, duh, everyone knows it’s green.


25 posted on 11/27/2018 7:25:51 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: cyclotic

My son is a Freshman at Texas A&M. He gets to choose his specific Engineering field at the end of the Spring Semester. His first choice is Aerospace. A&M has a close relationship with NASA, so I hope he’ll be able to get an internship with them while a student.


26 posted on 11/27/2018 7:53:32 AM PST by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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27 posted on 11/27/2018 7:57:11 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Cowboy Bob

That’s great. If his internship is anything like my kid’s, be prepared for a shock.

While his was actually a job he held for about two years, not just an internship, it came with 401K, medical, paid vacation and even educational reimbursement.

He made enough to fully fund his last two years of college.

I knew when he was done he’d be making a good income so we loaned him money for college.


28 posted on 11/27/2018 7:58:39 AM PST by cyclotic ( Democrats must be politically eviscerated, disemboweled and demolished.)
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To: cyclotic
He made enough to fully fund his last two years of college.

Wow! I'll have to tell my son. :)

29 posted on 11/27/2018 9:05:56 AM PST by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
Russians, on the other hand, can be very practical.
IIRC we spent a lot of money developing a pen that could write in zero gravity, while the Russians simply used a pencil.
30 posted on 11/27/2018 9:39:27 AM PST by dainbramaged (If you want a friend, rescue a pit bull.)
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To: NOBO2012

If the ethnic makeup of the JPL control center is any indication, Mars will be as white as snow. You can lead the left of the curve to education, but you can’t make it a rocket scientist.


31 posted on 11/27/2018 11:49:37 AM PST by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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To: NOBO2012
Venus is actually a better bet to colonize.

Still has an atmosphere and a molten core.

We would have to do a little redecorating but it could be Earth 2 in much less time.

32 posted on 11/27/2018 11:54:11 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold.)
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IIRC we spent a lot of money developing a pen that could write in zero gravity, while the Russians simply used a pencil.

Well, no.

Like most things lauding the USSR a complete and total fable. Usually told by liberals.

A pencil in space is a total no no as the shavings and little flakes of graphite would get into everything including the electronics.

The pen used was developed by a private company and is still being sold as it actually WORKS. Unlike things made by Russia.

33 posted on 11/27/2018 12:00:51 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear; dainbramaged

https://www.spacepen.com/


34 posted on 11/27/2018 12:10:33 PM PST by Travis T. OJustice (<---Time Magazine's 2006 Person of the Year)
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To: NOBO2012

The non-whites can colonize space when they figure out how to build the rockets.


35 posted on 11/27/2018 1:50:52 PM PST by Mr. Blond
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear; Travis T. OJustice

That’s one I should have looked up before posting, but I get most of my exercise jumping to conclusions. Thanks


36 posted on 11/27/2018 5:00:21 PM PST by dainbramaged (If you want a friend, rescue a pit bull.)
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