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Damien

15-04-2010 21:30

Obama announces Manned Mission to Mars!

Obviously it's going to take a while :D

But it seems the wheels are in motion. Link when I find one.

martyh

15-04-2010 21:36

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35002005)

Obviously it's going to take a while :D

But it seems the wheels are in motion. Link when I find one.

gotta ask the obvious question ....WHY?

Damien

15-04-2010 21:40

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35002009)

gotta ask the obvious question ....WHY?

Science, Progress etc

cimt	15-04-2010 21:47

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He's clearly seen the end of Life on Mars US and plans to have it set up for when his daughter is President. :D

TheDaddy

15-04-2010 21:48

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35002011)

Science, Progress etc

Survival, we don't start laying the ground work now our race is doomed.....

Stuart

15-04-2010 21:51

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35002009)

gotta ask the obvious question ....WHY?

Why not? The last space race cost a lot of money, but was responsible for massive technical advances in all areas of life. Right from sunglasses (polarised lenses), through cooking (Teflon) to computing (massive advances in computing power and even the Relational Database was invented to help NASA keep track of parts).

There were also (I believe) advance in communications as well as a lot of others.

So, we profited even if the conspiracy theories about no one actually going to the moan (and I still believe they did) are correct.

Tezcatlipoca

15-04-2010 21:53

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Roll on Total Recall!

Get your ass to Mars, Get your ass to Mars, Get your ass to Mars...

TheNorm

15-04-2010 21:54

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35002005)

.... Link when I find one.

How about this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8623691.stm

Flyboy

15-04-2010 21:57

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 35002017)

Survival, we don't start laying the ground work now our race is doomed.....

Oddly enough, I agree with this. It is vital, in order for the human race to survive, that we continue to look beyond the confines of our little world and look at what is above our horizons.

TheNorm

15-04-2010 21:59

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Originally Posted by Flyboy (Post 35002028)

...look beyond the confines of our little world and look at what is above our horizons.

To pollute new environments, to make extinct new species... to boldly go where no man has gone before!

Flyboy

15-04-2010 22:03

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No, but perhaps to go boldly though........;)

Will21st

15-04-2010 22:10

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I think this is great news! :nworthy::clap::hyper:

Mankinds future doesn't just lie on Earth,but also in space,imo.
Who knows,there may even be contracts for the Brits somewhere in the program, :)

TheNorm

15-04-2010 22:12

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Originally Posted by Flyboy (Post 35002037)

No, but perhaps to go boldly though........;)

... to split infinitives, to further change the grammar of the English language...

Niles Crane

15-04-2010 22:25

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Originally Posted by Flyboy (Post 35002028)

Oddly enough, I agree with this. It is vital, in order for the human race to survive, that we continue to look beyond the confines of our little world and look at what is above our horizons.

This isn't an attack on you and is really just an observation, but............................that sounds awfully familiar. Inter-planetary colonialism perhaps.

Spectato

15-04-2010 22:29

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By the mid 2030s, we'll all be wearing silver jumpsuits and flying about in hover cars. :spin:

Cynic that I am, I do struggle to get excited about something so extraneous, that might or might not happen in 25+ years.

Damien

15-04-2010 22:33

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Originally Posted by Niles Crane (Post 35002069)

This isn't an attack on you and is really just an observation, but............................that sounds awfully familiar. Inter-planetary colonialism perhaps.

In the finest traditions of the Empire! I see America have learnt well from their former masters :D

Niles Crane

15-04-2010 22:50

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35002074)

In the finest traditions of the Empire! I see America have learnt well from their former masters :D

Yep, fair play to them though. At least they're branching out on their places to exploit. They must have been doing a good bit of window shopping.

bopdude

15-04-2010 23:10

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Can someone PLEASE correct the spelling in the title ;)

And it was only a matter of time, good luck, I wonder if it will lead to the cryo chamber being invented ?

Hom3r

15-04-2010 23:54

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Originally Posted by Stuart C (Post 35002019)

Why not? The last space race cost a lot of money, but was responsible for massive technical advances in all areas of life. Right from sunglasses (polarised lenses), through cooking (Teflon) to computing (massive advances in computing power and even the Relational Database was invented to help NASA keep track of parts).

There were also (I believe) advance in communications as well as a lot of others.

So, we profited even if the conspiracy theories about no one actually going to the moan (and I still believe they did) are correct.

Sorry thats an urban legend

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off

Contrary to common belief, NASA did not invent Tang, Velcro, or Teflon.[1]

Maggy

16-04-2010 00:45

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Well there's a turnaround.Two weeks ago he was saying that private enterprise was the way forward into space and sounded like he was about to cut the NASA budget.

Perhaps someone finally made him see that it's all very well saying you want to make sure you educate the next clutch of young scientists and engineers but that they do need something to inspire them.

punky

16-04-2010 00:52

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Originally Posted by Matt D (Post 35002021)

Roll on Total Recall!

Get your ass to Mars, Get your ass to Mars, Get your ass to Mars...

2 weeks!

Spectato

16-04-2010 01:02

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Teflon not particularly beneficial to mankind, in respect to cookware at least:
http://www.wisegeek.com/is-teflon-dangerous.htm

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The nonstick coating used in DuPont’s TeflonÂ® pans has been found to release one or more of 15 different toxic gases when heated to certain temperatures. Which chemicals are released depends on the temperature of the pan. This outgassing is fatal to pet birds and can cause "polymer fume flu," also known as "TeflonÂ® flu," in humans.

TeflonÂ® flu creates flu-like symptoms of chills, headache, fever and nausea. Usually, symptoms subside within a few days, and chances are many people who have experienced it mistook it for the flu. However, there are also more serious risks.

One of the main chemicals used in the manufacturing process of TeflonÂ® and other nonstick pans is perflurooctanoic acid (PFOA) also known as C-8. This chemical has led to cancer and birth defects in lab animals, and may have led to birth defects among DuPont plant workers. In 2005, an independent panel reporting to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared PFOA a likely human carcinogen.

Sorry to twist the knife. :D

danielf

16-04-2010 01:06

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35002009)

gotta ask the obvious question ....WHY?

Surely, the obvious answer is 'because it's there'?

Stuart

16-04-2010 01:54

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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35002163)

Sorry thats an urban legend

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off

Contrary to common belief, NASA did not invent Tang, Velcro, or Teflon.[1]

I did not say nasa invented anything. I said we got a lot of things as a result of the space race. A lot of companies, Universities and other organisations were involved in the space race.

Tezcatlipoca

16-04-2010 02:22

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Open letter from Neil Armstrong (Commander, Apollo 11), James Lovell (Commander, Apollo 13), and Eugene Cernan (Commander, Apollo 17):

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...neil-armstrong

SMG	16-04-2010 02:31

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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35002230)

Well there's a turnaround.Two weeks ago he was saying that private enterprise was the way forward into space and sounded like he was about to cut the NASA budget.

Thats exactly what I thought. It seemed Obama wanted NASA to cut right back, now he says the opposite?

Flyboy

16-04-2010 12:43

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Originally Posted by Niles Crane (Post 35002069)

This isn't an attack on you and is really just an observation, but............................that sounds awfully familiar. Inter-planetary colonialism perhaps.

I don't think the aboriginal inhabitants of Mars will object that much though. :D

Bricktop

16-04-2010 21:43

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Mr Obama said he was giving Nasa challenging goals and the funding needed to achieve them, including an extra $6bn over the next five years.

$6 billion over 5 years whilst a lot of people in America still dont have proper healthcare.

budwieser

16-04-2010 21:56

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They won`t get anywhere fast if this sodding volcanic ash keeps farting out of that bloody volcano! :mad:

Maggy

16-04-2010 22:42

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Originally Posted by Bricktop (Post 35002750)

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Mr Obama said he was giving Nasa challenging goals and the funding needed to achieve them, including an extra $6bn over the next five years.

$6 billion over 5 years whilst a lot of people in America still dont have proper healthcare.

A bit harsh considering Obama had to fight hard to get the changes to US healthcare that he did achieve..something that no other US president has ever managed.

Chrysalis

19-04-2010 12:47

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is a great idea, in recent decades all we have been about is saving money so the rich get richer, now this is something ambitious again for the greater good of mankind.

injuneer

19-04-2010 14:46

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis (Post 35004277)

is a great idea, in recent decades all we have been about is saving money so the rich get richer, now this is something ambitious again for the greater good of mankind.

Or perhaps he's looking for a place for the rich to bolt to while we all stay on a dying planet.

Will21st

19-04-2010 15:50

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Originally Posted by injuneer (Post 35004324)

Or perhaps he's looking for a place for the rich to bolt to while we all stay on a dying planet.

Earth is hardly dying,is it. ;)

injuneer

19-04-2010 18:24

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Originally Posted by Will21st (Post 35004364)

Earth is hardly dying,is it. ;)

Well the Earth isn't but I expect mankind will be in the not too distant future.

Hugh	19-04-2010 20:51

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Originally Posted by injuneer (Post 35004441)

Well the Earth isn't but I expect mankind will be in the not too distant future.

I disagree - I look forward to, and enjoy, life, and am occasionally disappointed by bad/sad things that happen. Lots better, imho, than being miserable and expecting the worst most of the time, and missing the good things that happen.

Will21st

19-04-2010 23:16

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Originally Posted by injuneer (Post 35004441)

Well the Earth isn't but I expect mankind will be in the not too distant future.

I disagree.yes,we have our problems,but overall I see great things in man's future.

injuneer

20-04-2010 09:54

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I'm not bothered about my life it's been pretty good, I think my generation has had the best deal, possibly in mankind's history, but it's future generations I worry about, I feel we've fully reaped the benefits and left them to deal with the consequences. Nobody really wants to confront the growing problems, it's not in our nature. We all feel that hopefully if we ignore them they'll go away. A bit like dumping all our rubbish in a landfill, out of sight out of mind. The real problems for mankind are only just beginning, spiralling population growth= food shortages, water shortages, fuel & resource shortages, ever increasing pollution & that's without the threat of climate change which, if it happens, will only add to the previous mentioned problems. We're lucky that we're pretty much insulated from global problems in the UK (or we think we are). How you feel depends on which information you choose to ignore. The warnings are there.

Chrysalis

21-04-2010 01:21

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injuneer yeah thanks for been honest.

on paper it does seem your generation has had the best for a while.

no major wars
grew up in a great period of wage inflation
final salary pensions

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