Astronauts and manned Mars Exploration

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  1. Hobbesarable

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    I hope we go. Space exploration is important, in my opinion. Who knows, maybe one day we'll need to leave this rock.
     
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    Putting a base on the moon is far more important. The lower gravity would really help Oden's and Roy's careers.
     
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    Mars gravity is plenty low... but man, if you thought Denver had a thin atmosphere...
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Would you live on the moon if given the chance?
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Sounds terrifying but so tempting. I probably would, as long as it's not mining Helium-3 and living alone like Sam Rockwell in Moon! :lol:
     
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    No thanks. I'd prefer to be as far from Newt Gingrich as possible.

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    hell yeah.
     
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    i wouldnt but a basement full of my clones would
     
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    Only if I could get a proper internet and (satellite, I guess) TV connection.
     
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    The speed of light is a factor in decent/proper internet connections today. The round trip at speed of light between SF and DC is on the order of 40 1/1000ths of a second. Via Internet it's typically longer because there's not a straight network link between the two.

    Round trip times to the moon are on the order of 3 seconds. To Mars? 8 minutes when it's at its closest point, 40 minutes when it's on the opposite side of the sun from us.

    Proper Internet. LOL.
     
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    Or how about NBA teams on other planets?
     
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    Why do you think Paul Allen is investing in SETI and rocket ships so much? The Blazers will be the first team with a 11ft tall, 6 armed, 400lb alien for center!
     
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    LOL
     
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    http://fullmeasure.news/news/politics/back-to-space-08-20-2017
    a 4 minute video update I found worth my time. Its in the president's budget and congress has given the mandate to launch a manned mission to mars by 2033. It is one of the presidents policies I can get firmly on board for. maybe an area for bipartisan agreement and certainly an opportunity to develop new technologies and manufacturing jobs. our universities already produce some of the future greats in engineering, better to keep them here benefitting our own economy I say. common goal oriented politics would be nicer than the "their kind" discussions of the present.
     
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    The question is:::Would you be picked to leave the planet if you were not rich?
     
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    Sure. Where you're sent might be different if you're poor, though...
     
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    i'll be way past recruitment age, hell way past retirement age. will we set up on the moon first, as in a base station? or can we even maybe start colonizing?
    mining?
     
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    For how long? The rest of my life? Eating freezed dried meatloaf paste would get tiring.
     
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