Sharpshooter Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 checkout one of the names... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 What's the point of this? We already know for sure that there are no aliens on Mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I thought the built-in laser weapon of it was/is pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Goose- Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 $2.5B is a drop in the bucket compared to the overall American financial situation. There's a social security system and military budget that needs to be looked at first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Gary Oak Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Why don't we just send a person to Mars and explore it properly then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Why don't we just send a person to Mars and explore it properly then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Why don't we just send a person to Mars and explore it properly then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Hand Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Some more pics: So cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buddhas Hand Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 If either of our countries here had the money to play with to do this "manned exploration" of an uninhabitable planet, I wouldn't care. Obviously some people don't understand what a fiscal crisis is. But when we have the funds, here's something useful: http://www.dailymail...et-forever.html http://en.wikipedia....d-Year_Starship .. which seeks out manning planets and more pragmatically, finding other inhabitable planets. Personally, I like the idea, just not prioritizing it in a way that ignores the situation here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Meet NASA's Mohawk Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Hand Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Meet NASA's Mohawk Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 That is an improper use of the meme. This post is bad and you should feel bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 What if the only other life forms in the entire universe happened to be microscopic, archaic bacteria killed off by changing atmospheres and harsh environmental conditions? Would you be disappointed, is that what you'd have been expecting anyway, or would that exceed your expectations in terms of the existence of extraterrestrial life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyfan87 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Investing money in space programs is probably the best long term investment for human beings. Sure people around the world are suffering in our country and others but starvation, war, and poverty are problems that no amount of money thrown at them will be able to solve. The more we learn about the universe and our surroundings the more equipped we will be to deal with problems facing us on Earth. Space exploration will have long term benefits that human beings are yet to be born will be able to take advantage from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Hand Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 What if the only other life forms in the entire universe happened to be microscopic, archaic bacteria killed off by changing atmospheres and harsh environmental conditions? Would you be disappointed, is that what you'd have been expecting anyway, or would that exceed your expectations in terms of the existence of extraterrestrial life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sharpshooter Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Investing money in space programs is probably the best long term investment for human beings. Sure people around the world are suffering in our country and others but starvation, war, and poverty are problems that no amount of money thrown at them will be able to solve. The more we learn about the universe and our surroundings the more equipped we will be to deal with problems facing us on Earth. Space exploration will have long term benefits that human beings are yet to be born will be able to take advantage from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Hand Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Education, universal healthcare, and human rights, being more of a priority imo, I still agree very much with you about the benefits in long term investment into the space sciences and exploration programs, such as this one to Mars. The return is certainly worth more than the investment. If even a handful of kids become inspired from this in the various countries around the world that participated in the Curiosity program...then there's a good chance they could be the next generation to push our collective knowledge boundaries, or perhaps come up with some new technology that alters the way we live our lives for the better. That's a great thing about space programs. The spinoff benefits are immeasureable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 ^ I don't think that's a US Army approved recruitment video. It looks to be more of a private 'recruitment' video made by a soldier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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