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[Jason1]

I see both sides of the Mars issue. On one hand it would be amazing to see a man on Mars, a generation defining moment, one of mankind's greatest achievements, ect.....

On the other hand how many rovers have we sent there so far, that can pretty much do everything a human could do. We know there is nothing there, no real reason to actually send a man other than "it would be cool." Not to mention the billions (hundreds of billions?) of dollars it would cost to actually pull it off. Dollars the US obviously cant afford.

I have no doubt NASA could pull it off easily if they got the go ahead. Only problem I dont see any real good reason to spend the money.

[Ginkasa]

Its not about getting to Mars, specifically. Its about getting to other planets. Its about advancing technology so that we can, when we need to, colonize other planets. It will be necessary and relatively soon.

[Combine 017]

Originally Posted by Jason1

I see both sides of the Mars issue. On one hand it would be amazing to see a man on Mars, a generation defining moment, one of mankind's greatest achievements, ect.....

On the other hand how many rovers have we sent there so far, that can pretty much do everything a human could do. We know there is nothing there, no real reason to actually send a man other than "it would be cool." Not to mention the billions (hundreds of billions?) of dollars it would cost to actually pull it off. Dollars the US obviously cant afford.

I have no doubt NASA could pull it off easily if they got the go ahead. Only problem I dont see any real good reason to spend the money.

When I heard "put a man on mars", I was more so thinking like putting a population on Mars, not just a single human. But ya, sending one man would be a waste of time and money. Sending one man with an atmospheric generator on the other hand would be more useful.

[Angrist]

We should send all our prisonors to Mars. Australia turned out pretty ok.

[Professor S]

[TheSlyMoogle]

I actually saw this great documentary on colonizing mars and what it would take. The answer is several hundred years and a buttfuckton of money.