The Biosphere 2 fiasco has left plans for serious space colonization as little more than pipe dreams.

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Jefferson-Washington — 7/27/2009 11:52:24 PM (archived)

But, while unmanned deep-space missions
are interesting and economical, they lack the
sexiness and suspense that an Apollo 13 delivered,
or some humans on Mars threated by a dust storm may deliver,
etc.

People love excitement.

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IMHO, unmanned probes are MUCH more effective per dollar than manned probes. - David F Mayer - 7/26/2009 3:46:36 AM
- Possibilities.. - Raoul - 7/26/2009 8:42:41 AM
  - One Country Mars Is A Myth - Marsby - 7/26/2009 6:22:58 PM
    - China has zero interest in maznned Mars flight - E.P. - 7/27/2009 2:51:09 PM
      - re: China has zero interest in maznned Mars flight - Marsby - 7/27/2009 8:29:24 PM
    - re: One Country Mars Is A Myth - Mike - 7/26/2009 10:19:15 PM
      - Robots are for exploring space; Humans are for colonizing space - Socrates II - 7/27/2009 2:03:28 PM
        
        humans will never colonize space - mip - 7/28/2009 7:15:31 AM
        
        Simple Solution - Marsby - 8/1/2009 4:41:34 PM
        
        Nuclear fusion is not technologically feasible for space propulsion - mip - 8/2/2009 4:30:42 PM
        
        Look Up Some Diagrams - Marsby - 8/5/2009 3:23:36 PM
        
        Try This - Marsby - 8/5/2009 5:00:42 PM
        
        The Biosphere 2 fiasco has left plans for serious space colonization as little more than pipe dreams. - Jefferson-Washington - 7/27/2009 11:52:24 PM
        
        Not At All - The Lesson Is Don't Depend on A Closed System - Marsby - 7/28/2009 3:54:15 AM
        
        re: The Biosphere 2 fiasco has left plans for serious space colonization as little more than pipe dreams. - phil - 7/28/2009 1:04:48 AM
        
        The main difference between Biosphere 2 and a real space colony - Socrates II - 7/28/2009 1:53:14 AM
        
        re: The main difference between Biosphere 2 and a real space colony - phil - 8/6/2009 12:40:31 AM
        
        Nope - my spider senses are still tingling (n/t) - Socrates II - 8/6/2009 3:35:26 PM
- labs versus instruments... - Adam - 7/26/2009 7:14:42 AM
- Machines, Squyres, Link - Marsby - 7/26/2009 5:20:36 AM
- Machbines Don't Think or Improvise - Marsby - 7/26/2009 4:53:41 AM
  - A real barebones manned Mars mission - Socrates II - 7/27/2009 2:02:06 PM
    - re: A real barebones manned Mars mission - Marsby - 7/27/2009 4:30:05 PM

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