Apollo astronauts advocate trip to Mars

New Scientist Space ^ | 07/20/09 | Rachel Courtland

[KevinDavis]

Two Apollo 11 astronauts called for a manned Mars mission on Sunday, the eve of the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, while astronaut Neil Armstrong looked back at the steps that paved the way for the Apollo programme.

NASA currently aims to return astronauts to the moon by 2020, with the eventual goal of sending astronauts to Mars, in line with a vision for the agency announced by President George W. Bush in 2004. But these plans may change, pending the outcome of a review of human spaceflight plans that is due to be completed at the end of August.

[KevinDavis]

Marsward ho!!!!!!

[KevinDavis]

[boughtwithaprice]

Let’s send Obama there on a one-way trip as the first man on Mars

[fatnotlazy]

Sadly, it doesn’t matter where we want to go next. This administration won’t come up with the money. Too busy spending it all on so-called health care reform, alleged stimulus, oh and those Tuesday night concerts at the White House. No money for the space program.

[fatnotlazy]

Sadly, it doesn’t matter where we want to go next. This administration won’t come up with the money. Too busy spending it all on so-called health care reform, alleged stimulus, oh and those Tuesday night concerts at the White House. No money for the space program.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Aw, that’s such a fun idea.

Unfortunately, when Obammie the Commie is done with America, we won’t be able to afford a trip to the shore, let alone another major mission into outer space.

[fatnotlazy]

Sorry for the duplicate post. I should probably go to bed. *Smile*

[Onelifetogive]

I can see sending men back to the moon. A moon base actually makes some sense, too. But, as for exploration of deeper space by humans, it is relatively worthless. On human space trips, a large percentage of the equipment, expense and systems are solely to keep the people alive. We could likely do 10 equivalent unmanned missions for every manned mission. We should be sending probes all over the solar system with new instrumentation to see what is going on out there. They could be built with continuous power supplies and long-life components intended to survive 100 or more years. What would we know about earth if we based our knowledge of the planet on a handful of observations over a few years?

[KevinDavis]

Sorry we have send enough probes... Technology will get better. Besides people who support that robots should do the exploring not humans are wimps..

[Mr. K]

Why is Armstrong never in the spotlight?

[Crazieman]

Because its there. I don’t want to be limited to the earth because a bunch of weenies think its worthless.

[KevinDavis]

Good question... At least he didn’t go bonkers like Charles Lindenburgh...

[Frantzie]

What money? The country is broke like CA and getting “broker” by the minute. Thank Ted Kennedy’s immigration laws he pushed starting just before Apollo 11. Banmkrupted the country and gave us a Muslim alien for TOTUS.

[VRWC For Truth]

The federal govenment is broke. Abolish the departments of Education, Energy, Health and Human Sevices, Housing and Urban Development and combine a few others. Fire all Democrats at the voting booth. The parasites must be expelled.

[Prodigal Son]

He doesn’t like the spotlight.

[Rome2000]

Whitey on the Moon

A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with Whitey on the moon)
Her face and arms began to swell.
(and Whitey’s on the moon)
I can’t pay no doctor bill.
(but Whitey’s on the moon)
Ten years from now I’ll be payin’ still.
(while Whitey’s on the moon)
The man jus’ upped my rent las’ night.
(’cause Whitey’s on the moon)
No hot water, no toilets, no lights.
(but Whitey’s on the moon)
I wonder why he’s uppi’ me?
(’cause Whitey’s on the moon?)
I wuz already payin’ ‘im fifty a week.
(with Whitey on the moon)
Taxes takin’ my whole damn check,
Junkies makin’ me a nervous wreck,
The price of food is goin’ up,
An’ as if all that shit wuzn’t enough:
A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with Whitey on the moon)
Her face an’ arm began to swell.
(but Whitey’s on the moon)
Was all that money I made las’ year
(for Whitey on the moon?)
How come there ain’t no money here?
(Hmm! Whitey’s on the moon)
Y’know I jus’ ‘bout had my fill
(of Whitey on the moon)
I think I’ll sen’ these doctor bills,
Airmail special
(to Whitey on the moon)

NOW THAT THE SOCIALISTS THAT WROTE THIS RUN THE USSA, A MARS MISSION LOOKS A LOT LIKE SCIENCE FICTION

[Rome2000]

[TRY ONE]

Congresschick Sheila Jackson Lee (Houston) once asked during a meeting at NASA, “where is the flag located when you placed in on Mars during the Apollo trip?”

[garjog]

“We could likely do 10 equivalent unmanned missions for every manned mission.”

And imagine if we develop virtual interface technology so that the probes can create images and experiences as if we are actually there.

Surround wide screen, three dimensional with gesture interface.

[garjog]

I say lets go back to the moon and build solar energy plants that can beam energy via microwave anywhere on earth without infrastructure.

Then we can build giant recreational domes for a lunar tourist industry. The domes in low gravity would permit humans to experience self propelled flight — sort of like skiing.