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"NASA says: Men (or women) on Mars by 2010"

Its official we're going to Mars, or two people are, actually. As if we don't have enough problems on our own planet at this time, President Bush looks set to announce Poject Prometheus in 10 days time, detailing a 2 month journey to be taken by two humans with the intentions of landing on Mars and (if all goes well) returning again, in a similar 2 month journey, but in reverse.

Using some kind of nuclear propulsion the craft will be able to make NASA's current space shuttles look like some 1980 Skoda, as they're average speeds of 18,000 miles per hour are whupped like Ipswich in a game versus the mighty Norwich City.

This means the 6 or 7 month journey times will be shortend considerably, but it will be expensive. We are all apparently going into a recession - all except the games industry, that is :) - and with the War on Saddam Hussein that will almost definately take place sooner or later the US's pockets are going to be left a little emptier than usual - a bit like Bill Gates' after his great Xbox "profits"...

Bush's old daddy, bless his heart tried for the same thing in the prehistoric days of the early 80s, but was denied. Just like their hatred for Iraq, the two Bush's are very similar, and Bush Jr. is going to try to make his daddy proud.

Funnily (well I thought so anyway) it looks like astronauts undertaking this journey will of course come back weaker than when they set off, due to space's zero gravity effects on the body (which is nothing new). However, they will also get massive radiation doses from the engines.

Boeing is probably going to be working on the rocket, and NASA has spent $1 Billion of it's pocket money to making a Nucleur rocket of sorts. Either that or it's Bush's backup plan if Saddam starts winning the Iraq war.

Well although a slight waste of money in my opinon, I have always wanted to see humans on Mars, and this looks like the best way of getting them there, if they can cut the raiation risk.

So there we go, thought you'd like to hear about this news. For more info, see Google News, or BBC news.

didn't think you could double post anymore, thought SR stopped that...

cookie monster wrote:
> Tphi wrote:
> Cyclone wrote:
> 'Oh my god - its full of stars!'
>
> lol. I wonder if anyone else got that hidden meaning?
>
> Ho ho ho. I think i recognise that as a soundbite on a certain
> website.

yay! three people now, and JC99041 knows it too....

hey staffies - you know what we're talking about?

cookie monster wrote:
> Tphi wrote:
> Cyclone wrote:
> 'Oh my god - its full of stars!'
>
> lol. I wonder if anyone else got that hidden meaning?
>
> Ho ho ho. I think i recognise that as a soundbite on a certain
> website.

yay! three people now, and JC99041 knows it too....

hey staffies - you know what we're talking about?

Tphi wrote:
> Cyclone wrote:
> 'Oh my god - its full of stars!'
>
> lol. I wonder if anyone else got that hidden meaning?

Ho ho ho. I think i recognise that as a soundbite on a certain website.

:D

How about this conclusion?

CNN 2018

'The plan of sending Bush, Saddam, and every fanatical religious sect in the world to Mars has wroked a charm! The amount of destruction adn radiation caused in their final armageddon has turned Mars into a habitable planet with tropical climates'

Howz about that then?!

:)

CNN News - 7th October 2010:
Mars Landing A Success! The World Celebrates
Argument starts over who set foot on the surface first:
Bruce Willis or Tom Hanks, Vote in our Poll!

CNN News - 8th October 2010:
Oil Deposits Found on Mars

CNN News - 9th October 2010:
Iraq Announce Space Program
Bill Gates Sues over the Copyright to the word "Planet"

CNN News - 10th October 2010:
Blix Announces Chemical Weapons Stash Found On Mars
Gulf War III Erupts

CNN News - 11th October 2010:
Gulf War III Put On Hold Due To Fuel Shortage

CNN News - 12th October 2010:
Jesus Found On Mars (and in a potato in Sacramento, CA.).
Religious Leaders Say: "This is conclusive proof that God exists"
George W. Bush announces: "I am NOT a monkey"

Cyclone wrote:
> 'Oh my god - its full of stars!'

lol. I wonder if anyone else got that hidden meaning?

Indeed.


A probe to Japetus would be better.

With its big eye and all.

'Oh my god - its full of stars!'

Chilling.

Still. That will be a moment to witness. Indeed.

Going to Mars, and getting back, is going to be more significant than the moon landings were.

'Nuff said.

~~Belldandy~~

Tphi wrote:
> LL Cool TT wrote:
> Norwich City, eh? Can't say you're wrong there, my friend, can't
> say
> you're wrong.
>
> support the canaries do you?

They're my local band of footy players