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In response to "I wouldn't mind if funding for the Manned Mars Mission saturn the back burner for awhile. -- nm" by loosilu

I disagree. I think if this was given "Apollo" priority by the following administrations it could really help America...

Posted by Remlik (aka remlik) Dec 15 '08, 14:08

with a renewed emphasis on education actually backed up by funding to get the new squints to work on the project....could really only help us long term with the advancement of new technology

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Let's put the squints to work on figuring out a car engine that runs on water and costs $10k. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 14:09 22
- who's to say that won't come from it? -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 14:15 20
  - I'm not a big fan in times of economic challenge to ramp up the R&D budget for moon-shots. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 14:18 10
    - I think, if done correctly, you can achieve both. But with current Nasa management I dont think it's possible. -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 14:28 1
      - I guess it comes down to : I want the govt to solve finite problems and I don't see NASA solving that niche at this point. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 14:31
    - *shrug* the traditional solution is either a massive project (Hoover Dam style megaprojects, I mean), or a war. - Beryllium Dec 15, 14:24 6
      - The Hoover Dam spent real money on real results. A moon shot is a science endeavor that isn't solving any one problem. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 14:28 1
        
        Good point on the bridges. Better get on that. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 14:30
      - I think what he's saying is that there is as much if not more opportunity for a massive investment in infrastructure and technology here - znufrii Dec 15, 14:27 2
        
        I do agree with this. I'd much rather see a moon base than a mars mission. - Beryllium Dec 15, 14:29 1
        
        I certainly wouldn't suggest cutting back on it altogether, but I don't think it is anywhere near a top priority right now. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 14:31
      - going to Mars would be scattershot, but using just one shot -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 14:27
    - yup, you can't launch a moonshot from a rickety scaffold... -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 14:23
  - Exactly. Dozens of modern technologies would be impossible were it not for the contributions of NASA research. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 14:16 8
    - War has been the main promoter of invention throughout history but it still sucks -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 14:43
    - No one disputes that NASA has delivered many advances. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 14:21
    - but why would they come specifically from a mission to Mars? -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 14:18 4
      - it could come from a permanent base on the moon project or other massive mission that can galvanize the workforce.... - Remlik Dec 15, 14:31 1
        
        Exactly - if you can do it all at a permanent base on the moon, what need is there to go to Mars? -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 14:34
      - Val Kilmer being run down by robotic dogs for one. nm - Jovian Dec 15, 14:27 1
        
        doh, thought you said what would come specifically. nm - Jovian Dec 15, 14:28
    - (And by impossible I mean "decades delayed at best") -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 14:17
- Like that would happen. I don't completely disagree with that notion..... - Remlik Dec 15, 14:10
you're just pulling that idea out of uranus. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 14:08

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