Mars
 

Do you think that the first person who will walk on Mars in alive now?

I went and heard Jim Lovell and Gene Kranz talk at the Purdue Alumni Fish Fry last year. It's amazing the forward momentum that's taking place with the Mars project. They seemed very optimistic about it. The university had a display set up, showing off all of the engineering projects that they're working on for it. I hope I can see somebody walk on Mars!

Possibly.

Do you think the first person who will walk on Mars is American?

What, Swedes in space? Almost sounds like a porno.

Unquestionably yes.

Hey, thanks!

I have been looking for fresh theme for my special Fluffer Club evenings! :D

Yup. The first 'Martian's' have already been born.

Do you think the first person to walk on Mars will be a man or woman?

A man.

Men are from Mars, women are from Venus... ;)

Nope. There won't be the money for it - too much has been flushed down various "rat holes" in recent decades. It also makes little practical sense to send a human being; for the cost of a human mission large numbers of increasingly sophisticated robot probes could be sent and they would likely do a better job than human explorers. The problems of deterioration of the human body in long term, low gravity conditions and the radiation dose that would be received have not yet been completely solved and may never be. Compared to trying to live on Mars, any place on earth (such as Antarctica or the top of Mount Everest) would be a paradise.

We have several posters here that are current inhabitants.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/support/smileys/wat3.gif

Putting a person on Mars will be the only way that the government can keep control of the citizens in about 10 years. They use and needs diversions like that.

Unfortunately, that person will die soon after coming back.

business mags have always written that sending men up there is pr for keeping the space program funded. Otherwise it doesn't make sense.

they also wrote that if the gov't was more business friendly with space Wall Street could make it profitable. There is a disconnect between space research with development and capitalism.


so the theories go

Can't we get Al Sharpton and Al Gore on the way? One could deal with the oppressed and the other with the environment!:p

Coming out of the "closet?" Everyone give Mule a round of applause! http://farm1.static.flickr.com/69/20...5b637e81_m.jpg

We have already been to Mars, and most of the outer Planets.

There is a base there (disguised under the FACE), we also have a moon base

technology obtained from the Roswell crash has enable us to do that.

We are alrwady in touch with several alien species.
but due to wide scale panic

we are slowly being taken into this era.

If you dont believe me explain the technology that we have got for

1> Stealth Fighters
2> Mobile Phones
3> The internet
4> The Buggati Veryon
5> Palm sized super Computers
6> FTL travel
7> Wormholes
8> Stargates
9> Phasers
10> Sarah Lee Choclate cakes (why are they so YUMMMY)

TIN foil hat firmly on

He doesn't look American to me.
 

Yeah, explain Velcro.

Yep.

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Except for it being a pointless, insanely expensive, suicide mission... it is a great idea!

Possibly. But he's living in China.