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Victor_c3

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16. Science and a space race - such a better investment than a bloated military
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 04:32 PM
Apr 2016

Those are the things we should be having parades and national holidays for, not Memorial Day and Veterans Day. When I look back at our history and think of what I'm most proud of, I have to say going to the moon. Does it make our lives better on our planet? Doubtful, but it's so much better for all of us than any war we've wasted countless lives and dollars on over the last several decades.

Maybe so. forest444 Apr 2016 #1
I thought all the Solar system was ours, Babel_17 Apr 2016 #3
But then Dubya happened. forest444 Apr 2016 #21
Ad Astra is a very cool outfit. longship Apr 2016 #2
All great until they suffer a catastrophic launch failure n2doc Apr 2016 #4
If you put that engine in space and leave it there Volaris Apr 2016 #5
We are talking about Russia, not NASA n2doc Apr 2016 #13
In that case I agree with you I would rather not do it, either Volaris Apr 2016 #18
Russia also has some successes we just don't talk about very much. Starting as the Soviet Union, 24601 Apr 2016 #39
NASA's two exploding shuttles & Russia being Russia makes me trust neither uhnope Apr 2016 #30
The VASIMR engine doesn't really need a nuclear reactor. LongTomH Apr 2016 #14
It's like a supercharged microwave oven. Gregorian Apr 2016 #20
Welcome to New Austrailia, Penal Colony for Earth. PeoViejo Apr 2016 #6
With Zefram Cochrane as the lead engineer, Mars is only a day away! Sancho Apr 2016 #7
Doesn't it take only 6 months right now with current technology? NobodyHere Apr 2016 #8
The scenic route? FailureToCommunicate Apr 2016 #10
It changes based on each planets orbit around the sun. Calista241 Apr 2016 #17
Venus will make a good gravitational "slingshot" for the longer trips. N/t roamer65 Apr 2016 #24
SpaceX will get to Mars in 3 months with chemical rockets. bananas Apr 2016 #22
Maybe there and back daleo Apr 2016 #26
I was just at NASA in October.I believe the way they termed it on our tour was less than 2 years Person 2713 Apr 2016 #37
SOOO Exciting! Bayard Apr 2016 #9
But this starship goes to 11. nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2016 #34
Sounds like Trump. mac56 Apr 2016 #11
And the Martians will pay for it! tclambert Apr 2016 #27
Remember, Trump & Russia have a mutual admiration society going on uhnope Apr 2016 #31
Better method - recycle nuclear weapons to run around the solar system burfman Apr 2016 #12
More on Orion LunaSea Apr 2016 #28
Love that video of the TNT powered rocket! burfman Apr 2016 #41
Gee. At that Rate It Would Only Take 13,000 Years To Reach The Nearest Star! NonMetro Apr 2016 #15
You might be coming back to the Eloi and Morlocks. keithbvadu2 Apr 2016 #25
Science and a space race - such a better investment than a bloated military Victor_c3 Apr 2016 #16
One thing for sure... freebrew Apr 2016 #19
did you forget that Russia is now a kleptocratic capitalist system? uhnope Apr 2016 #32
Didn't forget... freebrew Apr 2016 #42
Problem is with Mars's orbit. roamer65 Apr 2016 #23
Do it now Putin Sunlei Apr 2016 #29
The technical barrier to Mars isn't the wait, it's not being killed by solar radiation. LeftyMom Apr 2016 #33
Trump could in 15 days. He would just negotiate a better deal. olddad56 Apr 2016 #35
or dick cheney and the martians will welcome us as liberators dembotoz Apr 2016 #36
I wish they would DavidDvorkin Apr 2016 #38
Well in the 1950's we had a man whistler162 Apr 2016 #40
If I can't do it in Kerbal Space Program... sofa king Apr 2016 #43
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