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Re: Schiaparelli Mars probe in paril!

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Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Oct 2016 22:00:28 -0500, Serigo wrote:
> 
>>On 10/20/2016 6:46 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>>> Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> wrote:
>>>> http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37715202
>>>>
>>>> Actually the Martians are sick and tired of being spied upon and finally too action!
>>>>
>>>> Double-A
>>>
>>> Nope, it cratered in because soft landing stuff on Mars is difficult,
>>> even for a 1,300 lb probe, yet there are those that beleive we
>>> can soft land humans and hundreds of tons of equipment and supplies
>>> in the near future.
>>>
>>> This is the tenth landing failure of 17 attempts to land something
>>> on Mars or one of it's moons.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Musk is stirring the Gov R&D money pot, which is funding his current 
>>ventures, Ted Cruz just intro a bill in Congress for 16B Nasa to Mars 
>>program
>>
>>  The president said the ultimate goal is to make it possible to one day 
>>remain on Mars for an extended period of time.
>>
>>"Getting to Mars will require continued cooperation between government 
>>and private innovators, and we're already well on our way. Within the 
>>next two years, private companies will for the first time send 
>>astronauts to the International Space Station," Obama wrote.
>>
>>He continued, "The next step is to reach beyond the bounds of Earth's 
>>orbit. I'm excited to announce that we are working with our commercial 
>>partners to build new habitats that can sustain and transport astronauts 
>>on long-duration missions in deep space. These missions will teach us 
>>how humans can live far from Earth -- something we'll need for the long 
>>journey to Mars."
>>
>>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-obama-declares-mission-mars/story?id=42723273
>>
>>and I disagree with Obama+Cruz, there is only rocks and sand there, we 
>>have lots of unemployed on Earth, and can a lot of good things w 16B,
> 
> Interviews with people promoting moon missions in the 60s are telling.
> 
> Interviewer: Why should we spend $x to go to the moon?
> Expert: It is in the nature of man to explore ... 
> 
> ... and gets worse from there because they had *nothing*.

The reason for sending people to the moon was to show the world that
the USA had a bigger dick than the Soviet Union and help win the Cold War.

Mission accomplished.
 

-- 
Jim Pennino

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Schiaparelli Mars probe in paril! Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-10-20 14:01 -0700
  Re: Schiaparelli Mars probe in paril! jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-10-20 23:46 +0000
    Re: Schiaparelli Mars probe in paril! Serigo <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-10-20 22:00 -0500
      Re: Schiaparelli Mars probe in paril! Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-10-21 14:00 -0700
        Re: Schiaparelli Mars probe in paril! Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2016-10-22 12:51 -0400
        Re: Schiaparelli Mars probe in paril! "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-10-23 12:39 -0700
          Re: Schiaparelli Mars probe in paril! Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-10-23 14:12 -0700
      Re: Schiaparelli Mars probe in paril! Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2016-10-22 12:38 -0400
        Re: Schiaparelli Mars probe in paril! jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-10-22 16:51 +0000
          Re: Schiaparelli Mars probe in paril! Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2016-10-22 13:17 -0400
            Re: Schiaparelli Mars probe in paril! Serigo <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-10-22 12:39 -0500
              Re: Schiaparelli Mars probe in paril! Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-10-22 12:19 -0700
                Re: Schiaparelli Mars probe in paril! jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-10-22 22:25 +0000

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