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Well, for once we're not following them to the middle east, so that's a plus. I'm not entirely sure what the point of sending humans to the moon is, though. It
by pnako 7y ago
Well, for once we're not following them to the middle east, so that's a plus.
I'm not entirely sure what the point of sending humans to the moon is, though. It was cool to do it once, but now we can probably do something more useful and productive with robots.
- jon-wood 7y agoFrom what I’ve seen they’ve got two aims. The first seems mostly to be dry running a Mars base, but without the added challenge of multi month transit times. The second is to put a space station in lunar orbit to use as a jumping off point for longer range missions.
- pnako 7y agoSure, but that does not really address the point. Couldn't we do all that with robots? There is no match for our brains; but robots bodies can sustain acceleration, temperature variations, lack of atmosphere, etc. much better than us. They work faster, longer, better, etc. And thanks to telecommunications we can pilot them while staying in the comfort of our planet.
- oh_sigh 7y agoWe've already been to Mars a bunch with robots. Time for something new!
- mat4magic 7y agoI think the biggest Advantages are Marketing and Stability. With Humans on Mars you have it way easier to get the general Public behind space exploration. And stability because Goverments cant cancel Projects without commiting political suicide. Leaving people to die up there would be really bad taste.
- omnibrain 7y agoI‘m not inspired by robots.
- javagram 7y agoHumans are much more adaptable than robots right now. If something breaks or goes wrong on a robotic mission that’s often the end of it. We haven’t got robots advanced anywhere near to human levels yet.
- hnick 7y ago> I'm not entirely sure what the point of sending humans to the moon is, though. It's the culmination of conservative leadership and vision. We're all back in the 60s and we'll do it right this time!
- hutzlibu 7y ago"I'm not entirely sure what the point of sending humans to the moon is, though' Part of the progress of humanity, to colonize the universe? Also, lot's of fun, wouldn't you like to jump around the moon and see into the infinite stars without filter? I suppose that could give quite some people some needed perspective ..
- Jorge1o1 7y agoI think that one advantage of sending humans is that we can gather data about how living in space affects human beings. We know what zero-g is like from the ISS, but what about the moon with 1/3rd g? Etc How do we deal with the radiation problem? Is there a way to tunnel underneath the surface of the moon? Etc
- credit_guy 7y ago> Well, for once we're not following them to the middle east, so that's a plus. > I'm not entirely sure what the point of sending humans to the moon is, though. Could these be related? Just one month ago this study [1] came out pointing to the fact that in the future Australia may not be 100% sure it can rely on the US for defense. In particular, any further Middle East- related strains on the US war machine may result in a reduction of the US's capability and appetite to wage war in the Pacific. Given that, Australia needs to plan for the eventuality of building a missile force. The Moon and Mars things may just be an excuse for that. [1] https://www.ussc.edu.au/analysis/averting-crisis-american-strategy-military-spending-and-collective-defence-in-the-indo-pacific https://www.ussc.edu.au/analysis/averting-crisis-american-st...
- friendlybus 7y agoI agree with your perspective. War that involves China means Australia needs access to space. The only form of plausible high ground we can get.