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I've got a hunch this is why Curiosity is equipped with a high-tech geology kit.. "If we find traces of life, wonderful! But if we find large quantities of easi
by mladenkovacevic 14y ago
I've got a hunch this is why Curiosity is equipped with a high-tech geology kit.. "If we find traces of life, wonderful! But if we find large quantities of easily retrievable oil, precious metals or rare-earth minerals? We're in business!"
- rwhitman 14y agoExactly. The race to the moon was justified by national security, but really there isn't much economic incentive to explore Mars... yet. NASA needs to find good reasons to keep going back.
- waterlesscloud 14y agoI think traces of life become the biggest obstacle to a manned mission. The "preserve mars" crowd will form overnight.
- mladenkovacevic 14y agoOh boy, that almost sounds like a real-life Futurama episode in the making.