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>“But what if I gave you all the money you could ever need to do it?” Trump reportedly asked. “What if we sent NASA’s budget through the roof, but focused entir
by wlesieutre 8y ago
>“But what if I gave you all the money you could ever need to do it?” Trump reportedly asked. “What if we sent NASA’s budget through the roof, but focused entirely on that instead of whatever else you’re doing now. Could it work then?”
"Cancel all your research projects and focus on a rushed, unsafe, mission to Mars within the next four years" isn't an offer I'd take either.
And that's even supposing he has the political power to actually give them the money he was offering. Which he doesn't.
- blhack 8y agoI don’t think I’d take your uncharitable version of the offer either!
- mixmastamyk 8y agoAlso, many folks don't realize that going to Mars would be much harder than the Moon for multiple reasons. There are several big engineering problems not yet solved and n. Nasa knows this. There's a Tyson show on it, perhaps still on Netflix if interested.