Posted on 12/13/2004 7:35:19 PM PST by KevinDavis
Humanity, and the ever-shrinking Earth, needs a resolute, rigorous, and inspirational goal that will bind consciousness, ideals, and nations by putting humanity on a positive path for the future. Placing humans on the surface of Mars is the only goal that humans are able to initiate that is intrinsically visionary and motivating, and the only feat and event that can instill such global inspiration. With the continued exceptional success of last two Earthly emissaries, the Mars Exploration Rovers, and the prospect of a fresh exploration initiative growing inside NASA, Mars is once again in the limelight. These efforts follow on the heels of several successful programs including Mariner, Viking, Pathfinder, and the Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey platforms that are themselves still operating in orbit around the planet.
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Populating Antarctica would be far more realistic. Of course the Mojave desert needs to be filled with subdivisions first.
The Asteroids represent serious business opportunity. Mars and the moon aren't particularly attractive in that respect. But nothing will happen outside of Tourism without property rights.
"I would prefer to go to Alpha Centauri..."
I'm with you, Mars is a relatively short term goal.
Put me on it, please.
That is correct... That is why in 2005 we should start an effort to get the US out of the 67 space treaty..
Rule #1 don't bring any Muslims!
What would you do on the surface of Alpha Centauri except impersonating a burned hot dog?
We'll also need hot babes in pink wigs once we get there... ;)
What would you do on the surface of Alpha Centauri except impersonating a burned hot dog?
I wonder how they'd pray to mecca if earth was directly overhead?
Maybe no islamic will want to go into space at all.. Hard to orientate yourself with that stupid primitive belief system they have.
We be bringing nobody. People got to want it.
a life long fantasy of mine is to be sent alone into interstellar space. a destination, yes, but one the spacecraft will reach with its passenger long dead. i never even fantasize anything more roomy than a capsule. calling dr. melfi.
Good attitude to have..
its not who will be brought but who will be barred.
Nobody is barred and nobody will be barred, except we all are barred indirectly by the State policy of not recognizing private property rights to space resources.
I think colonizing the entire galaxy would be better goal to reach for. ;)
im with you on the property rights. property rights and right to self medicate are the two most elemental rights there are, imo. but i mean .. birds of a feather flock together. a new planet home is a good place to not overlook that fact.
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