[raiderboy]

Mars is a totally uninhabitable rock in space. We are totally broke. Why would we waste more printed money on such a futile worthless endeavor. Take the money and pay down the national debt,

[2001convSVT]

You make a good point, they will only print more, and more, and still more to make it happen. Without fiscal responsibility we are all doomed to hyper inflation and a lower standard of living caused by big government.

[21twelve]

On one of the goofy youtube videos some guy already has a conspiracy going because the Las Vegas shooter used to work at Lockheed Martin (mind control, secret projects, etc.)

And now this report comes out the day afterwards? The conspiracy guys will add this to their BS. (Or they are right!)

[af_vet_rr]

Mars is a totally uninhabitable rock in space. We are totally broke. Why would we waste more printed money on such a futile worthless endeavor. Take the money and pay down the national debt,

This is the funniest thing I've read all day. The Republicans in Congress and the White House are not interested in paying down the national debt, just like they weren't when W was running the show, and the R's ran Congress over a decade ago.

[Lee Enfield]

Because liberals will move there?

[1scrappymom]

I hate when the idiots come out of the woods to bitch about the cost of NASA. Totally forgetting all the scientific gains and tech break thrus that resulted from the space race. NASA receives less than half a penny of every government dollar. Go moan about programs that give us nothing back and are more expensive.

The endeavor is not fruitless or worthless and is in fact a neccisty. Humanity must reach out to the stars if it wishes to survive.