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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.
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.
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exactly VenomByte, i don't know how most of you think technological advances come about but they don't just appear. By going to Mars, as VenomByte said, will prove it can be done. Analysing Mars might prove whether the enviroment is suitable for humans or not (obviously it isn't but i'm sure something can be done)...after that we can move onto bigger things.
I can understand what your saying about spending so much money in this way though (although i bet NASA spent alot more then a stingy billion developing these new rockets) because of the many problems that we're dealing with right now....
And actually, I don't think war is bad for the economy as you said, infact i think it is the opposite, hence Bush seems quite happy for it to happen.
I can understand what your saying about spending so much money in this way though (although i bet NASA spent alot more then a stingy billion developing these new rockets) because of the many problems that we're dealing with right now....
And actually, I don't think war is bad for the economy as you said, infact i think it is the opposite, hence Bush seems quite happy for it to happen.
Do it for the achievment, and for finding out if we can. That's reason enough. You don't progress if you don't test your limits, however wasteful it might be.
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?
> Norwich City, eh? Can't say you're wrong there, my friend, can't say
> you're wrong.
support the canaries do you?
Yes, all that money to bring back some rocks, which will undoubtably further our civiliastion to no end.
I'm all for exploring space, but whats the pooint of spedning so much money right now for essentially nothing but 'bragging rights' for America, and they hardly need more of that now do they...
What did going to the moon ever do for us?
I'm all for exploring space, but whats the pooint of spedning so much money right now for essentially nothing but 'bragging rights' for America, and they hardly need more of that now do they...
What did going to the moon ever do for us?
Tphi wrote:
> 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.
Norwich City, eh? Can't say you're wrong there, my friend, can't say you're wrong.
> 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.
Norwich City, eh? Can't say you're wrong there, my friend, can't say you're wrong.
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.
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.
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