Loon says Japan astronauts to soon join US in Mars trip

[struggle4progress]

Karen Leigh
May 27 2019, 4:48 AM
May 27 2019, 9:57 PM

... “Japan will join our mission to send U.S. astronauts to space,” Trump said during a joint news conference with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Monday. “We’ll be going to the moon, we’ll be going to Mars very, very soon. It’s very exciting. From a military standpoint, there is nothing more important right now than space” ...

https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/u-s-and-japan-to-expand-outer-space-partnership-trump-says

[Eyeball_Kid]

1. Is Trumpy in training? Will he go?

Come on, Donnie, show us you’re the greatest president ever! Personally conquer Mars! It’s your calling!

[applegrove]

2. From a military standpoint there is nothing more important than climate change

right now.

[bronxiteforever]

3. Lol! "We are going to Mars very, very soon"

No we are not, except by robotic mission.

[DFW]

4. Who's "we" sucker?

Just had to quote a line from a Dirty Harry movie.

I hope the "very, very soon" means by the end of next month, and, with respect to Mars, that the use of the first person was not inaccurate.

[Flaleftist]

5. Really? How close to being completed is a ship that can send people to Mars

and takeoff from Mars for the return trip?

[struggle4progress]

6. "They will teleport me and Abe there using this special platform! And Abe says I can go first!"

[Mc Mike]

7. In space, no one can hear you

blubber.