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The latest NASA 'reference mission' (2009) uses Orion as a re-entry vessel to Earth
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2014
#20
Very good points! But it's a very low priority at the moment, considering things like climate change
arcane1
Dec 2014
#34
"let's solve our problems here" ALWAYS = "never never never never no no no no never."
Posteritatis
Dec 2014
#50
Only the beginning...of a program that would take 20 years and 500 Billion dollars....
truebluegreen
Dec 2014
#2
If there is no intention to spend the money it would actually take to make that goal a reality
truebluegreen
Dec 2014
#13
I can't tell if they intend to send an Orion capsule to Mars at all
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2014
#12
Heh, I remember how many people here were *utterly* certain that wasn't going to work. (nt)
Posteritatis
Dec 2014
#47
Can Elon Musk and SpaceX put humans on Mars before NASA -- and for less money?
LongTomH
Dec 2014
#63