re: Robots or humans: time to grow up?

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re: Robots or humans: time to grow up?

McFly — 9/7/2007 2:15:00 PM (archived)

I bellieve the best way to assure the future of manned space travel (which I support) is to de-emphasize it now and explore space with as many automated probes as possible until we identify those missions which demand human crews.

I think that's *entirely* reasonable. Maybe in a few years, or a generation, we'll be in a better position to really bankroll manned spaceflight. Maybe I should emphasize that I'm talking here about "socialized spaceflight," because the private sector, it seems, is apparently willing and increasingly able to loft people into space.

A balanced approach is usually prudent, as I think you're suggesting. I guess I'm saying that when bucks are in limited supply, seeking to maximize the related bang isn't a bad idea either :-)

Just remember the old saying, "No bucks, no Buck Robot."

Thanks for your insightful response.

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Robots or humans: time to grow up? - McFly - 9/7/2007 3:17:12 AM
- This is so typical... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/10/2007 3:50:12 AM
  - Typical fallacious argument from the human explorer camp - Sawyer - 9/18/2007 1:25:56 PM
    - One other thing---how about Venus or Europa's oceans? - Sawyer - 9/18/2007 1:45:07 PM
  - re: This is so typical... - ER - 9/10/2007 1:01:21 PM
    - re: This is so typical... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/10/2007 9:52:45 PM
      - Science vs Engineering - ER - 9/11/2007 12:03:45 AM
        
        Skylab - Raoul - 9/11/2007 8:09:35 AM
        
        And why just lunar golf? - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/11/2007 12:53:29 AM
- We were wrong in the 40's and the 50's...Why would we be right today? - Raoul - 9/9/2007 9:45:34 AM
  - I'd still volunteer... - Adam - 9/12/2007 11:47:25 AM
- re: Robots or humans: time to grow up? - Marcia - 9/8/2007 10:12:55 PM
- Not an either-or, really, but I vote for people in the long run. - TB - 9/8/2007 5:43:38 PM
  - I vote for the robots - dtb - 9/9/2007 4:50:41 PM
    - re: I vote for the robots - Marcia - 9/12/2007 7:36:25 PM
  - re: Not an either-or, really, but I vote for people in the long run. - Marcia - 9/8/2007 10:14:53 PM
    - re: Not an either-or, really, but I vote for people in the long run. - Marcia - 9/8/2007 10:16:12 PM
      - re: Ah, Human experience. That should be the ultimate goal. Be it in knowledge or hands on. (n/t) - Marcia - 9/9/2007 1:29:35 AM
        
        re: I'm hoping for both at the same time. - Marcia - 9/9/2007 1:35:08 AM
- bandwidth and latency - Robert - 9/8/2007 5:40:50 PM
  - emotion and curiosity - Robert - 9/8/2007 7:28:37 PM
  - re: bandwidth and latency - TB - 9/8/2007 5:57:08 PM
    - re: bandwidth and latency - Robert - 9/8/2007 6:46:30 PM
      - re: bandwidth and latency - TB - 9/8/2007 6:57:42 PM
        
        1000 year plan - Hank - 9/8/2007 8:03:21 PM
        
        Catch 22 - TB - 9/9/2007 2:53:22 AM
        
        Solar Energy... - TAFKASE - 9/18/2007 2:03:12 PM
        
        The third diaspora - Hank - 9/9/2007 3:18:35 AM
- re: Robots or humans: get real - Ken Murphy - 9/8/2007 12:08:36 AM
  - There's always a human being behind every robot; it depends on the results - Raoul - 9/8/2007 8:52:11 AM
- Robots are people too - Adam - 9/7/2007 11:43:36 PM
- re: Robots or humans: time to grow up? - Delbert - 9/7/2007 6:58:42 PM
  - I'm for speeding up the development of a new manned launch system - TAFKASE - 9/7/2007 9:16:34 PM
- Science, or ego? Or both? Doing what each does best. - Bowser - 9/7/2007 4:27:27 PM
  - Like that quote... - Adam - 9/7/2007 11:57:19 PM
  - re: Science - Raoul - 9/7/2007 10:09:03 PM
    - Real-time teleoperation - Adam - 9/8/2007 12:03:47 AM
- re: Robots or humans: time to grow up? - Hank - 9/7/2007 12:10:55 PM
  - What kind of mission will require humans? - Raoul - 9/7/2007 4:21:04 PM
    - I can think of several. - Hank - 9/7/2007 5:42:40 PM
  - re: Robots or humans: time to grow up? - McFly - 9/7/2007 2:15:00 PM
- What people want is change, new things.... - Raoul - 9/7/2007 7:21:29 AM

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