Curiosity Rover. Mission to Mars.
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I would rather they spent money on exploring space than the bloody 'lympics space exploration is the future of man kind the 'lympics is just some sod running a bit faster than some other sod....
Why is the cost an issue. The money is spent here on earth, its not blasted into space.
$2.5 billion is nothing. The war in Afganistan cost around $7 billion per month. 1 Stealth bomber is $1.5 billion. The olympics could of paid for 4 mars rovers.
As for the plutonium, its not actually that dangerous... so long as you don't swallow it.
Factiod - they used to make pace maker batteries from it due to its 80 year life span.
$2.5 billion is nothing. The war in Afganistan cost around $7 billion per month. 1 Stealth bomber is $1.5 billion. The olympics could of paid for 4 mars rovers.
As for the plutonium, its not actually that dangerous... so long as you don't swallow it.
Factiod - they used to make pace maker batteries from it due to its 80 year life span.
Thank you for the factoid Greenlantern101. Anything which contains nuclear material for me is a bit suspect. When a 747 crashed outside Stansted the airlines got a bit worried about as they use depleted uranium to weight the tail but Shhh! It's a secret. Not so good when it's spread across the Essex countryside.
As to the cost - two wrongs don't make a right but I take your point that far more money is pissed down the drain on things just as pointless.
As to the cost - two wrongs don't make a right but I take your point that far more money is pissed down the drain on things just as pointless.
I really don't have a problem with money spent on space exploration, mainly as it brings great benefits to us down here at the same time. You would be surprised how many things you take for granted each and every day that came from the space program in one form or another....
In the early days Nasa and the military were hand in glove. The first US Astronauts were lofted into space on top of a Redstone rocket which basically involved removing the can of instant sunshine and replacing it with a man in a can. Virtually all of Nasa's Earth orbitting projects have either been developed with a military application as part of the project or stemmed from an original military requirement.
Fortunately the military have no interest in conquering other planets (yet)
Fortunately the military have no interest in conquering other planets (yet)
Just over the rim of that creator there could be a whole city full of millions of Mars folk....
Someone told me that the chances of anything coming from Mars was a million to one?
So they won't know how windy it is… I guess it could of been worse.
Why do the Martians not want us to know how windy it is? Or was the damage they did just a warning shot?
Bill Boddy I assume it is like kids in the US deep south shooting wing mirrors off cars as target practice, no mallice intended just trying to see if they could hit it
Another hurdle cleared as the rover just passed its first mobility tests with flying colours
