well that and i would LOVE to see old golry on mars!
1. It is not going to cost a trillion dollars.
For any given price, unmanned will do more.
2. Manned missions can do a lot more than robots...
Can a few mission do more than hundreds of robotic missions? Computers have advanced since Apollo.
3. Also we have to leave this stikin rock...
I'm happy here, and don't want my earnings spent for the dreams of others.
Well, now...that's just plain funny. How much will it cost me for joytoys for joyboys?
2. Manned missions can do a lot more than robots.
I guess you missed that brilliant NASA computerized crate scraping the side of a comet a week ago. We couldn't have done that with manned craft because we'd have had to bring 'im home for his parade and rehabilitation. It is a lot cheaper not to have to bring a craft home.
3. Also we have to leave this stikin rock...
Infantile...so much that is driving NASA policy is just plain infantile