Re: Human Exploration of Mars

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 21:18:10 +0000 (UTC), [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Eric Chomko) wrote:

>Christopher ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>: On 1 Dec 2003 08:07:53 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Abdul Ahad)
>: wrote:
>
>: >> 
>: >> That should comfort American's who are worried their jobs may go to
>: >> China that their tax dollars are paying to go to Mars.
>: >> 
>: >> 
>: >> 
>: >> Christopher
>: >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>: >> "Kites rise highest against 
>: >> the wind - not with it."
>: >>            Winston  Churchill
>: >
>: >There are very few voices out there advocating manned Mars missions,
>: >so I reckon the Planetary Society deserves some credit for the
>: >important effort that it makes on behalf of its 100,000+ members who
>: >represent the world's largest private spaceflight interest
>: >enthusiasts.
>
>: Free enterprise has powered human endevour through the ages, it's
>: about time the 'Planetary Society' displayed some American
>: capitalistic drive to reach it's goal.
>
>Getting donations isn't capitalistic?

Pin money.

>: >Let's face it, without societies like the Mars Society and Planetary
>: >Society keeping pressure on congress for decent future goals like
>: >Mars, I think the US space program will continue drifting aimlessly
>: >for a great many more years to come.
>
>: The US space program needs to reinvent itself and not just provide
>: employment to 20,000 pen pushers, and rely a $14 billion umbilical
>: cord full of public money.
>
>What do you propose? 

Starting fresh with sensible goals and no political agenda driving
events.

>Do you question the $400+ billion that goes to the
>DOD? 

Yes, to much money is spent on keep the defence contractors happy
producing weapons and equipment that cost to much and don't do what
they are claimed to do.

>Quite a small is the $15 billion that NASA gets as compared to what
>the DOD gets. Does the war machine to actually be THAT big?
>
>: >My generation was too young to see men on the Moon and it will be nice
>: >to see people on Mars, soon. Dreams!
>
>: So build you're own spacecraft and go to Mars as a private mission
>: then.
>
>Who would regulate that he built it in such a manner as to be safe for
>all? 

Well if the design was faulity he's never make it to Mars, who
regulated the Write brothers Flyer 1?

>You free enterprise of space folks need a new schtick. If NASA got just 3%
>of the DOD budget (talk about a waste of US taxpayer funds), they could do
>a heck of a lot more.

If NASA was free of political control they'd do a damn site more with
what they have.


Christopher
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Kites rise highest against 
the wind - not with it."
           Winston  Churchill