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It's great that these scientists have came out and said publicly that colonizing other planets requires adventuresome people who are willing to take some risks.
by fharper1961 16y ago
It's great that these scientists have came out and said publicly that colonizing other planets requires adventuresome people who are willing to take some risks.
- damoncali 16y agoYes. There is a cosmic rift between the engineers in the space industry and the politicians that run the programs. The latter have this misguided notion that the public can't handle the danger (and therefore won't co tinue to fund dangerous missions). In reality, they can't handle the boredom of the status quo.
- c1sc0 16y agoThis misguided notion that the public can't handle the danger also applies to other things like terrorism. With the right mindset I think people could learn to live with the occasional plane being blown out of the sky. Life was far more dangerous 100 years ago & as our creature comforts have increased we have have forgotten how to live with danger day-to-day.
- sliverstorm 16y agoAnd it's not like nobody will take them up on it either. If I'm in my late 60's and I don't have a family and they said to me, 'want to go to Mars and maybe die and never come back?' my answer would absolutely be 'hell yes.'