Mars Mission's Fate Rests on Landing

[jhale667]

So cool. Touchdown, transmitting images...kick ass.

You asked for pics from my trip. Here you go! My 1st look (of many to come) of my new home... MARS! #MSL twitter.com/MarsCuriosity/…— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

[LoungeMachine]

NASA has landed on Mars!!!....they've already sent back images of a Starbucks [2 actually], a Guitar Center, and a Chick-Fil-a Franchise.....nope, no intelligent life there, either.



I'll be here all week, try the veal

[Seshmeister]

Speaking of the future, WHERE'S MY FUCKIN' HOVERBOARD?!?!

Back to the Future II was set in 2015, you need to be patient just another few years to go.

[Nickdfresh]

The Seven Minutes of Terror Vid.

[Seshmeister]

That's the first pictures back now...

[vandeleur]

[ZahZoo]

First real pic...

[Satan]

NASA has landed on Mars!!!....they've already sent back images of a Starbucks [2 actually], a Guitar Center, and a Chick-Fil-a Franchise.....nope, no intelligent life there, either.



I'll be here all week, try the veal

What? No sailors fighting in the dance halls??

[chefcraig]

What? No sailors fighting in the dance halls??

[Nitro Express]

That's the first pictures back now...

Maybe what did in the space program is we finally got far enough to take pictures of the other planets real estate and saw it was real shit and lost all incentive to move to those places.

[clarathecarrot]

Dear NASA,

Send robots there is nothing there.
To risky for humans unless you can cut the journey to two weeks.


Thankyou,
Everyone

Elvis KNOWS!!!

http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/showt...hp?49664-Greys!!!

[Zing!]

Really?

I get the impression it's the exact opposite.

Agree. Seems like they've been hinting at life on Mars for awhile now.

[fourthcoming]

Maybe I'm really off base with this but really? we are still spending billions upon billions through NASA for nothing? Exactly what has this great space exploration given us in the last 60 years? What disease did we find a cure for in space? Ok, great....we can watch the world, and use satellites for TV, cell phones and computers. Doesn't anyone think the money we spend on the space program could probably help us earthlings? Am I missing something? Life on Mars? Really? We won't concentrate on not fucking up our current planet but we'll explore the possibilities for life on Mars.....WTF?

[Seshmeister]

If when you say 'we' you mean the US then you would be insane not to. The space program makes up 0.5% of federal spending.



A huge part of the US competitive technological advantage in trade has come from the space program.

For every dollar spent the estimates back are between $15 and $80 for each $1 put in depending on who you listen to.

You have two choices. You can either compete with Indians and Chinese on price or on technology. Have a look at how much the average Chinese or Indian worker makes each month and then make your choice.

[clarathecarrot]

If when you say 'we' you mean the US then you would be insane not to. The space program makes up 0.5% of federal spending.

A huge part of the US competitive technological advantage in trade has come from the space program.

For every dollar spent the estimates back are between $15 and $80 for each $1 put in depending on who you listen to.

You have two choices. You can either compete with Indians and Chinese on price or on technology. Have a look at how much the average Chinese or Indian worker makes each month and then make your choice.

I have always thought the space program in any shape or form was our best money spent, it is the same to me as ancient mariners voyaging out to uncharted seas and lands unknown..nothing more than that it is a noble cause.

I do however think if we wait we will be able to develop better technology thru time and not thru chance experiment involving humans.

Our robot tech is just the same or better suited than human, and if it is all about claiming the land in the name of SPAIN!!! or America!!! and you cannot claim the mineral rights without a human stepping foot and planting a flag on it, it still isn't worth the waste of life that may occur 6 months one way to Mars.

The only people conditioned for that are in solitary on Rikers Island.