Why send humans to Mars

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Why send humans to Mars

Tom Brosz — 9/17/2006 5:52:00 PM (archived)

Nobody can do exploration or science like a human being on the spot. Just watching the Moon walks should have nailed that down years ago.

Is it worth the money?

I could go into offshoot technologies, but...

One day we're going to spot a very big rock out there with our name on it, and the propulsion tech required to divert it is not likely to be the same tech that can barely drop a few hundred pounds on Mars. It's going to be the kind of tech that can catapult platinum ingots off of a manned asteroid mining operation.

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The problems with lunar ISRU - Chris Vancil - 9/16/2006 8:40:30 AM
- Was wondering how long it would take for them to notice. - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2006 5:25:56 PM
  - re: Weak article - Ken Murphy - 9/16/2006 6:52:55 PM
    - Services, not goods - E.P. - 9/17/2006 4:43:33 PM
      - How are SRV's putting holes in the ozone layer? - REB - 9/18/2006 5:12:15 PM
        
        You're confusing the solids with the main engines. - Tom Brosz - 9/19/2006 2:42:40 AM
        
        D'oh. SRB. Solid Rocket Booster says it all. - REB - 9/19/2006 1:23:11 PM
        
        Make that SRB's (n/t) - REB - 9/18/2006 8:38:19 PM
    - re: Right weak rejoined by you, btw it's Dr. Donald Rapp an expert on this subject. - Chris Vancil - 9/17/2006 7:20:36 AM
      - Still carrying Zubrin's ISRU luggage - LunarMiner - 9/20/2006 3:22:05 AM
        
        re: And what would ISRU luggage be? A Sabatier Reactor? - Chris Vancil - 9/20/2006 7:53:23 AM
        
        re: And what would ISRU luggage be? A Sabatier Reactor? - LunarMiner - 9/20/2006 1:33:17 PM
        
        re: re:Who's Baggage? - Chris Vancil - 9/20/2006 8:20:17 PM
        
        re: re:Who's Baggage? - LunarMiner - 9/21/2006 12:56:14 AM
        
        re: Who's Baggage? - Chris Vancil - 9/21/2006 7:00:47 AM
        
        re: Who's Baggage? - LunarMiner - 9/21/2006 10:09:28 PM
        
        re: Who's Baggage? - Chris Vancil - 9/21/2006 11:42:56 PM
      - re: Right, weak rejoined by me, and I stand by my opinion. - Ken Murphy - 9/17/2006 8:03:10 PM
        
        re: Right, and I stand by my opinion. - Chris Vancil - 9/20/2006 7:38:37 AM
        
        re: Right, and I stand by my opinion. - LunarMiner - 9/21/2006 1:22:35 AM
        
        re: Right, and I stand by my opinion. - Chris Vancil - 9/21/2006 6:47:41 AM
        
        re: Right, and I stand by my opinion. - LunarMiner - 9/21/2006 1:44:07 PM
        
        re: Right, and I stand by my opinion. - Chris Vancil - 9/21/2006 8:03:30 PM
        
        re: Right, and I stand by my opinion. - LunarMiner - 9/21/2006 9:53:47 PM
        
        re: Right, and I stand by my opinion. - Chris Vancil - 9/21/2006 11:44:37 PM
        
        re: Right, and I stand by my opinion. - LunarMiner - 9/21/2006 11:54:34 PM
        
        re: Second hand opinions. - Chris Vancil - 9/22/2006 9:05:14 AM
        
        re: Second hand opinions. - LunarMiner - 9/22/2006 1:29:58 PM
    - Mmmmm....guinea pig! - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2006 8:43:51 PM
      - re: Mmmmm....guinea pig ribs! - Ken Murphy - 9/17/2006 2:19:06 AM
        
        Mmmmm....radio astronomy on the back side of the Moon... (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/17/2006 3:57:24 AM
- The problem with Mars ISRU - E.P. - 9/16/2006 2:44:56 PM
  - Why send humans to Mars - Tom Brosz - 9/17/2006 5:52:00 PM
    - I'm not so sure for the Moon... - dtb - 9/18/2006 3:19:24 AM
      - re: I'm not so sure for the Moon... - Tom Brosz - 9/18/2006 6:22:59 PM
        
        re: lunar teleprescence - E.P. - 9/19/2006 8:51:56 PM
    - rYes tha's it: Why send humans to Mars? - E.P. - 9/18/2006 2:32:43 AM
  - re: Read the article instead of throwing a temper tantrum, Ed. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/17/2006 7:27:23 AM

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