Rocket To Mars ?......Why ?

[bripat9643]

IKR? Why don't you protest space exploration and throw away your computer, phone, water filtration, your scratch resistance lenses and you better not ever get a cat scan!

None of those, except perhaps the scratch resistant lenses, are products of the space program.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

If folks had your attitude America would never have been discovered.

Pipsqueaks Took Over the Purse Strings.

It wasn't discovered out of a childish joy in undertaking a pointless adventure. It was an attempt to find a trade route that would enrich the Spanish people. The silly New Age analogy fails. You degenerates try to take credit for the achievements of people who didn't have your attitudes at all.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

The Blinded Led by the Blind

As usual in Dumbed-Down America, you are being manipulated into going to the opposite nonsense. Wars that would be useful if they ended the jihad, but don't work, to space exploration that works but is useless.

space exploration cant be useless if we have had engineering and technological advances because of it......perhaps you are being manipulated into some nonsense....

We can also get engineering and technical advances if we invest in R&D for energy research, transportation, agriculture, medicine, communications, infrastructure

i get that but I would rather have our country out there leading the space race than China or Russia.....and if we get other countries to join us in this than our monetary put out would be less,and especially if we got Russia and China and the European space agency and Japan and India to all cooperate and get there together....

NA$A, the Rocket Racket

I'd rather have our enemies wasting their money on useless Trekkie circuses. Degenerate mind-control leads people to the contradiction of yapping, "We can send a man to the Moon, but we can't do X." The truth they won't let you think is that if we hadn't blown all that money mooning, we would have been able to finance the development of the solution to X.

OLD SCHOOL: Daniel Boone //// NEW
the only reason the moon money was blown was because they stopped going there.....we should already have a base up there and we should have ships that can get there and back as easy as they fly across the country,which also means the aviation industry would be more advanced.......

OLD SCHOOL: Daniel Boone /// NEW AGE: Boondoggle

No need to pretend you care about practical value. You actually agree with protectionist about the massive waste, but you gleefully wallow in waste. The more the merrier. The infantile self-indulgence of knowingly wasting billions on a glittering spectacle give spaceflakes a spoiled-brat thrill.

Uselessness has snob value. It's like when some nerdy escapist picks a Liberal Arts mental-masturbation major specifically because the fact that it has no commercial value makes him feel far above "the common money-grubbing herd." A century ago, all this conspicuous consumption was explained in Thorstein Veblen's "A Theory of the Leisure Class."

 

[Harry Dresden]

The Blinded Led by the Blind

As usual in Dumbed-Down America, you are being manipulated into going to the opposite nonsense. Wars that would be useful if they ended the jihad, but don't work, to space exploration that works but is useless.

space exploration cant be useless if we have had engineering and technological advances because of it......perhaps you are being manipulated into some nonsense....

We can also get engineering and technical advances if we invest in R&D for energy research, transportation, agriculture, medicine, communications, infrastructure

i get that but I would rather have our country out there leading the space race than China or Russia.....and if we get other countries to join us in this than our monetary put out would be less,and especially if we got Russia and China and the European space agency and Japan and India to all cooperate and get there together....

NA$A, the Rocket Racket

I'd rather have our enemies wasting their money on useless Trekkie circuses. Degenerate mind-control leads people to the contradiction of yapping, "We can send a man to the Moon, but we can't do X." The truth they won't let you think is that if we hadn't blown all that money mooning, we would have been able to finance the development of the solution to X.

the only reason the moon money was blown was because they stopped going there.....we should already have a base up there and we should have ships that can get there and back as easy as they fly across the country,which also means the aviation industry would be more advanced.......

i can understand you laughing sage....things like this are kinda hard for people with limited intellect to grasp...

 

[Harry Dresden]

space exploration cant be useless if we have had engineering and technological advances because of it......perhaps you are being manipulated into some nonsense....

We can also get engineering and technical advances if we invest in R&D for energy research, transportation, agriculture, medicine, communications, infrastructure

i get that but I would rather have our country out there leading the space race than China or Russia.....and if we get other countries to join us in this than our monetary put out would be less,and especially if we got Russia and China and the European space agency and Japan and India to all cooperate and get there together....

NA$A, the Rocket Racket

I'd rather have our enemies wasting their money on useless Trekkie circuses. Degenerate mind-control leads people to the contradiction of yapping, "We can send a man to the Moon, but we can't do X." The truth they won't let you think is that if we hadn't blown all that money mooning, we would have been able to finance the development of the solution to X.

OLD SCHOOL: Daniel Boone //// NEW
the only reason the moon money was blown was because they stopped going there.....we should already have a base up there and we should have ships that can get there and back as easy as they fly across the country,which also means the aviation industry would be more advanced.......

OLD SCHOOL: Daniel Boone /// NEW AGE: Boondoggle

No need to pretend you care about practical value. You actually agree with protectionist about the massive waste, but you gleefully wallow in waste. The more the merrier. The infantile self-indulgence of knowingly wasting billions on a glittering spectacle give spaceflakes a spoiled-brat thrill.

Uselessness has snob value. It's like when some nerdy escapist picks a Liberal Arts mental-masturbation major specifically because the fact that it has no commercial value makes him feel far above "the common money-grubbing herd." A century ago, all this conspicuous consumption was explained in Thorstein Veblen's "A Theory of the Leisure Class."

i did not think you would understand that sage....No need to pretend you care about practical value either.....you know dam well what i meant, but turned it into what you wanted it to mean anyway....typical of a close minded person though,so im not surprised.....

 

[protectionist]

It may be more practicable to set up a Moon Base, first; possibly rail gun technology to "ship cargo and personnel" to Mars. And, a Lunar Observatory in the process, would be nice.

From which we would get WHAT ?

 

[protectionist]

If everyone thought like you, we'd still be living in Europe. LOL

We got a lot out of going from Europe to America. It's been almost half a century since we went to the moon - and we got WHAT from it ?

 

[Moonglow]

Does anybody know why the Trump Administration thinks it to be a good idea to spend Billions$$ of our tax dollars, sending a rocket to Mars ? What could be the gain from an investment like that ? This is an important question since we're talking about a lot of money going out, when we have a $19 Trillion debt, and lots of other things needing money.

What makes this thing even more odd, is that at the same time this was planned, Trump was planning to cut the Coast Guard's budget by $1.3 Billion, which thankfully that bad idea has been scrapped, and the Coast Guard will now receive its full budget.

Feel free to input your top 2 suggestions of how else the Mars mission money could/should be better spent. There probably are hundreds of these.

The Mars rover needs new tires..

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

space exploration cant be useless if we have had engineering and technological advances because of it......perhaps you are being manipulated into some nonsense....

We can also get engineering and technical advances if we invest in R&D for energy research, transportation, agriculture, medicine, communications, infrastructure

i get that but I would rather have our country out there leading the space race than China or Russia.....and if we get other countries to join us in this than our monetary put out would be less,and especially if we got Russia and China and the European space agency and Japan and India to all cooperate and get there together....

NA$A, the Rocket Racket

I'd rather have our enemies wasting their money on useless Trekkie circuses. Degenerate mind-control leads people to the contradiction of yapping, "We can send a man to the Moon, but we can't do X." The truth they won't let you think is that if we hadn't blown all that money mooning, we would have been able to finance the development of the solution to X.

the only reason the moon money was blown was because they stopped going there.....we should already have a base up there and we should have ships that can get there and back as easy as they fly across the country,which also means the aviation industry would be more advanced.......

i can understand you laughing sage....things like this are kinda hard for people with limited intellect to grasp...

Netwits Found on Peewee's Big Adventure

I know you are, but what am I?

 

[Harry Dresden]

We can also get engineering and technical advances if we invest in R&D for energy research, transportation, agriculture, medicine, communications, infrastructure

i get that but I would rather have our country out there leading the space race than China or Russia.....and if we get other countries to join us in this than our monetary put out would be less,and especially if we got Russia and China and the European space agency and Japan and India to all cooperate and get there together....

NA$A, the Rocket Racket

I'd rather have our enemies wasting their money on useless Trekkie circuses. Degenerate mind-control leads people to the contradiction of yapping, "We can send a man to the Moon, but we can't do X." The truth they won't let you think is that if we hadn't blown all that money mooning, we would have been able to finance the development of the solution to X.

the only reason the moon money was blown was because they stopped going there.....we should already have a base up there and we should have ships that can get there and back as easy as they fly across the country,which also means the aviation industry would be more advanced.......

i can understand you laughing sage....things like this are kinda hard for people with limited intellect to grasp...

Netwits Found on Peewee's Big Adventure

I know you are, but what am I?

is that were you are from?....i thought your name seemed familiar....

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

It may be more practicable to set up a Moon Base, first; possibly rail gun technology to "ship cargo and personnel" to Mars. And, a Lunar Observatory in the process, would be nice.

From which we would get WHAT ?

Washed-Up Pilots Playing Golf in Low Gravity

A degenerate thrill from wasting billions of dollars. Maybe the NA$A circus will substitute for the spaceflakes' desire to OD on drugs.

 

[danielpalos]

It may be more practicable to set up a Moon Base, first; possibly rail gun technology to "ship cargo and personnel" to Mars. And, a Lunar Observatory in the process, would be nice.

From which we would get WHAT ?

A "forward base" on the Moon, from which to go to Mars.

A lunar observatory and rail gun technology, would be a bonus.

 

[danielpalos]

Does anybody know why the Trump Administration thinks it to be a good idea to spend Billions$$ of our tax dollars, sending a rocket to Mars ? What could be the gain from an investment like that ? This is an important question since we're talking about a lot of money going out, when we have a $19 Trillion debt, and lots of other things needing money.

What makes this thing even more odd, is that at the same time this was planned, Trump was planning to cut the Coast Guard's budget by $1.3 Billion, which thankfully that bad idea has been scrapped, and the Coast Guard will now receive its full budget.

Feel free to input your top 2 suggestions of how else the Mars mission money could/should be better spent. There probably are hundreds of these.

The Mars rover needs new tires..

Should we send a "robotic crew" to change the tires and wash the panels?

 

[Moonglow]

Does anybody know why the Trump Administration thinks it to be a good idea to spend Billions$$ of our tax dollars, sending a rocket to Mars ? What could be the gain from an investment like that ? This is an important question since we're talking about a lot of money going out, when we have a $19 Trillion debt, and lots of other things needing money.

What makes this thing even more odd, is that at the same time this was planned, Trump was planning to cut the Coast Guard's budget by $1.3 Billion, which thankfully that bad idea has been scrapped, and the Coast Guard will now receive its full budget.

Feel free to input your top 2 suggestions of how else the Mars mission money could/should be better spent. There probably are hundreds of these.

The Mars rover needs new tires..

Should we send a "robotic crew" to change the tires and wash the panels?

If they have the programming available..

 

[Wyatt earp]

the only reason the moon money was blown was because they stopped going there.....we should already have a base up there and we should have ships that can get there and back as easy as they fly across the country,which also means the aviation industry would be more advanced.......

What would we gain by having a moon base?
What purpose does it serve other than appeasing Sci Fi fans?

its called technological advancement.....i know its tough for people like you to grasp....

What technology?
We could do the same thing in Antarctica, Sahara Desert or parts of Jersey

dean would be proud of you RW.....speaking of dean,whatever happened to the guy?.....he is listed as a guest....

Haven't seen rdean in quite a while

He self deleted?



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[JimBowie1958]

It's important not only for the ancillary benefits it will provide, but because we are explorers. We were not satisfied by merely looking out of the cave. We wanted to see what lays beyond the next hill. It is deep in the human race to explore.

...most of us are hoping you liberals would see it that way; dont miss your trip!

 

[JimBowie1958]

If they have the programming available..

Man, the wandering charges must be huge going to Mars though.

 

[danielpalos]

It's important not only for the ancillary benefits it will provide, but because we are explorers. We were not satisfied by merely looking out of the cave. We wanted to see what lays beyond the next hill. It is deep in the human race to explore.

...most of us are hoping you liberals would see it that way; dont miss your trip!

does the right wing prefer the socialism of a drug war on a national basis? the left would like a, "Mission to Mars" instead of a War on Drugs.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

It may be more practicable to set up a Moon Base, first; possibly rail gun technology to "ship cargo and personnel" to Mars. And, a Lunar Observatory in the process, would be nice.

From which we would get WHAT ?

Whatever minerals and raw materials available. Whatever scientific developments that,can be made in lower gravity.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

It's important not only for the ancillary benefits it will provide, but because we are explorers. We were not satisfied by merely looking out of the cave. We wanted to see what lays beyond the next hill. It is deep in the human race to explore.

...most of us are hoping you liberals would see it that way; dont miss your trip!

does the right wing prefer the socialism of a drug war on a national basis? the left would like a, "Mission to Mars" instead of a War on Drugs.

There was never a war on drugs.