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  • lyman
    Administrator - OFC
    • Aug 2009
    • 11268

    #16
    Originally posted by Major Tom
    What the heck is on Mars to account for the billions of dollars already spent? Now they want to send humans to Mars! That's crazy because a one way trip takes 17 months for the crew.
    well, it makes a good movie!



    any one else get a chuckle over someone named Major Tom commenting about space exploration?

    no offense to you Major,

    I read your name, think Bowie, and Life on Mars (excellent song by Bowie) and smile (in a positive way, love that tune)


    BTW, completely off topic, BBC has a series called Life on Mars,
    it has nothing to do with Space travel, but is an excellent series to watch

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    Originally posted by JB White
    Just over a century ago people were saying mankind had no good reason to fly. Centuries prior science was condemned as the Devil's work. Can't help but wonder if certain cavemen thought the bow was useless when a hefty club could do the trick without breaking strings and having to constantly make arrows.
    and of course, the wheel was just a passing fad

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    • free1954
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2010
      • 1165

      #17
      man the hunter needs other worlds to ravage. if we want to live forever on earth we have to go back to teepee living savages.

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      • Johnny P
        Senior Member
        • Aug 2009
        • 6259

        #18
        There are probably hundreds of small communities across the U.S. that could use a new water or sewer system before going to Mars is more important.

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        • clintonhater
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2015
          • 5220

          #19
          Originally posted by Johnny P
          There are probably hundreds of small communities across the U.S. that could use a new water or sewer system before going to Mars is more important.
          Not probably, indubitably...starting with the one I live in; well-drilling around here STARTS at 5 grand with no guarantees, so I, like many others, make do with the muddy water of a hand dug well. Vast swathes of this rich country are in the same boat. Medical services in rural areas? If an overbooked GP 20 miles away can't handle your problem, better just die. Somebody prating about how wonderful it is to have some new piece of electronic garbage in return for the countless billions shot into space makes me want to puke.

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          • RED
            Very Senior Member - OFC
            • Aug 2009
            • 11689

            #20
            Bruce and togor are right. If we colonize Mars we will ruin it. Just like when white people colonized North America, they ruined it.

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            • Sandpebble
              Senior Member
              • Mar 2017
              • 2196

              #21
              Originally posted by bruce
              With respect, so what? Other than a colossal waste of money ... what exactly and precisely does it do for Mr. and Mrs. America? Sincerely. bruce.
              Are you saying you disagree with the Presidents push for a new military branch... The Space Force.... ???

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              • togor
                Banned
                • Nov 2009
                • 17610

                #22
                Originally posted by clintonhater
                Not probably, indubitably...starting with the one I live in; well-drilling around here STARTS at 5 grand with no guarantees, so I, like many others, make do with the muddy water of a hand dug well. Vast swathes of this rich country are in the same boat. Medical services in rural areas? If an overbooked GP 20 miles away can't handle your problem, better just die. Somebody prating about how wonderful it is to have some new piece of electronic garbage in return for the countless billions shot into space makes me want to puke.
                Sounds like the vibe from the old Marvin Gaye tune "Inner City Blues":

                Rockets
                Moonshots
                Spend It On
                The Have-nots
                ...
                The fact that we've erected a civilization with our own hands that allows us to extend our reach to nearby planets is amazing and a source, to some of us, of great pride. It's a false choice to suggest we either have Mars probes or buy everyone in upstate NY a new well.

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                • dryheat
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2009
                  • 10587

                  #23
                  Space travel is important and it's cool. Screw the poor.
                  If I should die before I wake...great,a little more sleep.

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                  • JB White
                    Senior Member
                    • Aug 2009
                    • 13371

                    #24
                    Originally posted by dryheat
                    Space travel is important and it's cool. Screw the poor.
                    There ya go. That's the way ya do it. It's The American Way!



                    public disclaimer->*said in jest*
                    2016 Chicago Cubs. MLB Champions!


                    **Never quite as old as the other old farts**

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                    • lyman
                      Administrator - OFC
                      • Aug 2009
                      • 11268

                      #25
                      Originally posted by Sandpebble
                      Are you saying you disagree with the Presidents push for a new military branch... The Space Force.... ???
                      so you are saying there are really stargates and we have a space force already?

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                      • Greyjoy
                        Senior Member
                        • Jun 2018
                        • 101

                        #26
                        Its time to take over Mars and call it ours, HAHAHAHAHAH

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