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It's not just that. The difficulties in sending a human to Mars and safely returning him/her are way beyond anything we have ever tried. It wouldn't be that b
by einhverfr 12y ago
It's not just that. The difficulties in sending a human to Mars and safely returning him/her are way beyond anything we have ever tried. It wouldn't be that bad to send a human to, say, Phobos, but Mars poses some extra problems, not the least of which is how to land.
An atmosphere too thick for retro rockets and too thin for parachutes is a major impediment.
So until I start seeing progress on those issues, I will see this just as sci-fi.
- skj 12y agoWhy do we have to bring the person back?
- einhverfr 12y agoIt might be politically easier to justify the program if we do....
- skj 12y agoSure, but it might be possible to actually have the program if we don't.
- einhverfr 12y agoThen why not just send a dog to Mars?
- ommunist 12y agoProbably because the dog can claim property rights upon the Red Planet. They would send a very smart dog there, right?
- tripzilch 12y agoYeah but as long as it doesn't have a flag ...
- skj 12y agoIt's harder for a dog to start building a colony base.
- tripzilch 12y agoWe should send giant ants, then.