New manned missions to Moon, Mars --- what do you think?

[Coelho]

Well... while i think its very interesting to make new manned missions (mainly for the astronauts of course), i think there are things more in need of money and research here in Earth... i think we should first learn how to live peacefully here in Earth, and only then try to go to further places.

[Esoteric416]

The best part of going back to the moon is they get to drive the lunar rover again, and if they plan on taking a new one along then they can drive the old one like they stole it and really test out that 60's technology.
Should be good times.

[Stoner Shadow Wolf]

maybe they'll race them!

[Esoteric416]

YES!!!! :thumbsup:

[Stoner Shadow Wolf]

im puttin' my stash on the 60's model! go 60's model!

[space toker]

Well... while i think its very interesting to make new manned missions (mainly for the astronauts of course), i think there are things more in need of money and research here in Earth... i think we should first learn how to live peacefully here in Earth, and only then try to go to further places.

This is a misguided sentiment that some keep going back to, that space exploration is a waste of time or money. There are plenty of things that need funding but space exploration is one of them. The space program gets like $15-16 billion and the military gets like a quarter trillion or something, and plenty of other government fat that is far more excessive than the space budget. The point is, space exploration should be funded more, not less, so we can start advancing technology that leads to solving a lot of problems here on Earth as well as eventually provide everyone on Earth with income beyond their widest dreams. It is worth it, that is a huge understatement. We need to do it or we will perish if remaining on only 1 planet. And I would go elsewhere if needed, I would love to explore space. PEACE

[Breukelen advocaat]

It is entirely unnecessary, and very expensive, to send humans to other planets because these missions could be accomplished just as well through robotics and other technology. NASA believes, probably correctly, that the average taxpayers are unwilling to support their projects unless humans are included on the trips.

[trancefusion5]

Well... while i think its very interesting to make new manned missions (mainly for the astronauts of course), i think there are things more in need of money and research here in Earth... i think we should first learn how to live peacefully here in Earth, and only then try to go to further places.

(I think)The most amazing thing that the trips to the moon did (besides landing on the moon) was to unite the world! Have you ever seen how many people watched those first steps and what an impact it had. Im not saying it lasted and didnt cause a few stirs with Russia but it was an amazing time for not just America but humanity.

I think this is amazing and cant wait!! Ive always wanted to work for NASA or anything with space for that matter!

Think about it! Our sun is a star and if every other star has planets revolving around it then the odds are huge that life is out there. Ive heard the goldilocks term used that says a planet has to be in the perfect spot (not to hot not to cold)(not to close to the sun but not to far) and must have all the right gasses to sustain life. I donâ??t believe this one bit! There must be gasses out there that we have never eve thought could exist or couldnâ??t even rap our heads around if we found they did. Just like all life on earth has evolved to breath oxygen, why couldnâ??t other life forms breathe some other gas? Also our planet uses the gasses in its atmosphere to keep the planet the right temp (well it doesnâ??t USE them it just kinda works out that way) How do we know that these other gasses are not doing the same on a different planet. Im not saying there are little green aliens running around on other planets, im saying YOU NEVER KNOW!!

:wtf:

[trancefusion5]

Lets also not forget that many technologies that we take for granted today where discovered back then because of the space race.

[Esoteric416]

The idea of life elsewhere in the universe if one of my favorite topics. What kind of shapes would it take? What mechanisms for survival would it have evolved? I wonder how long if would be before we were able to communicate with other life in an effective manor?
I recently watched a pbs show about extraterrestrial life hosted by a guy named Timothy Ferris. The show was really good the way it gave a nice overview of all the relevant info and ideas. There is a scene involving an X-mas tree as a visual aid for the topic of communicating with ETs via radio waves. I hadnt ever thought about the subject in quite the same way before, theres a good chance that we may be listening and even talking to an empty universe given the time scales were dealing with. That idea is kind of a downer but just after they talked about the idea of finding the remains of a once advanced and far-reaching civilization. the idea was something like an interstelar internet system generating its own power, but just lying dormant for millenia after the demise of its creators.