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When you expect simply a material result, you will be disappointed.
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not practical at all
people seem to think space is just the next frontier, like habitable places on this planet that were not occupied it would make more sense to try and live on the surface of this planet that are covered with water |
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Oh, I'm pretty sure you could rattle off a few more relevant examples if you tried
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I used to have more enthusiasm for it. But I think I was influenced by all the sci-fi stuff I like. Lately, I have been asking myself, what is the point? Once humans leave this aquarium we live in called the earth's atmosphere, we would be like a fish living on land in a wet-suit filled with water. Why would a fish want to live like that? when it could live in the ocean in a care free life.
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I'm also pretty sure the expense is relatively insignificant. Put it this way, if NASA and its international brethren were shut down tomorrow, there wouldn't be any more bridges or wells getting built. There probably wouldn't even be a tax cut.
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Isn't Dennis Tito planning on sending two people on a "flyby" of Mars in 2018? Assuming they don't die en route, they would be the first humans to look upon another planet with their own eyes. That would be a pretty momentous moment for our species. The robotic explorers are doing sterling work out there no doubt, but I hope their success doesn't contribute to human missions being placed on the backburner indefinitely.
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Great video of Mars. It seems Earthlike but naturally more barren and poisonous.
I wonder how people can think of terraforming Mars without a molten iron core that can protect the atmosphere? |
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Human adaptation.
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This thread has been an interesting read. Thanks guys. Space exploration fascinates me, like most people I think, but I barely know anything about it.
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In a couple months time I'll revisit this thread if/when my thesis gets published and provide a link to a 40-50 page read for anyone willing...!
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So here I am about a year later. I just left a successful thesis defense. My paper is due for immediate dissemination pending a couple of revisions!
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