the Moose-limbs should be the first to sign up to go. the planet is dry and sandy, just like home
“...concerns about America’s “colonization of yet another planet” have already been raised,...”
To those who would raise such “concerns”,: Fxxx Off.
First picture, the bald guy on the right is my Wife’s cousin.
Nice job, NOBO2012.
The bigger issue here is nationalist patriotism as invoked through flag waving. Many visiting Europeans comment on how many flags there are in America. They go out on the streets and see American flags flying everywhere. It’s something to which they’re not accustomed. I’ve yet to meet a European who is off put by the display, but they almost always comment.
Juxtapose that with European national flag waving, and it’s a stark contrast. Europeans have been cowed into a quiet patriotism, if any at all. They aren’t often “proud” of their nation the way Americans are. I find this sad.
What’s even more depressing is that while we watch most of Europe degrade into a Muslim dhimmah, Americans are slowly being conditioned to less America. One only needs to look at the blockbuster that wasn’t, First Man, to see that Hollyweird and other entities are doing their damnedest to tone down the “America first” rhetoric in spite of most Americans’ wish to be revered for our ingenuity, strength, and unity. If we don’t wake up soon, we’re going to find flags and most of our nationalist symbols weakened or relegated to the status to which most Europeans are accustomed.
this is a really dumb post.
A very, very serious question about who is allowed to go into space.
Space travel is going to be the next “Out of Africa”. Those who are the first to go into space will have their lineage spread across the cosmos.
It is very, very important that those who do go not only have, but be “The Right Stuff”.
I absolutely detest the Passive Voice. "Concerns have been raised"??? Bullshit! ONE blithering leftist, race-bigoted professional agitator whose name I can't remember burped up some incoherent blather ... That is all.
Another CGI cartoon by NASA and nothing more.
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.
Well, duh, everyone knows it’s green.
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.
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.
The non-whites can colonize space when they figure out how to build the rockets.