Oh and the very best reasons for helping others in trouble is this. There was no world war three. American withdrew from global affairs after world war 1 didn't engage and made it very clear that the rest of the world wasn't it's issue. 20 yrs later that policies effects were seen and the world got a try it all again. However wisely Roosevelt and Truman set up things to ensure that the stability the world had just fought for wasn't wasted as it had been in 1918-1919. The Marshall plan and food-aid were policies that helped huge parts of the world and the legacy of that aid can be seen in the partnerships America has build over the last 70 yrs worldwide.
I know Russia built a rocket to go to the moon in the 2000's but they only built one and I believe they sold it to China. They claimed the rocket was capable to go to Mars but any rocket can go to Mars just how long it will take is question.
It takes 6-9 months to get to mars depending on its location because we go around the sun faster than mars
Any use of resources in the pursuit of the technological horizon is never "a waste". Certainly there are issues here on the earth we need to deal with. Umemployment, poverty, hunger. In the short term it appears that solving these problems first before spending extravagent amounts of money on new technology would be prudent. We as earthlings need to look at the larger, longer picture, however. Historically, when resources ran low due to overpopulation, humans have expanded and tamed new areas of the world, built new civilizations with new industries on which to stand. Take the colonization of the New World for example. It wasn't just named such for it's "undiscovered" nature....it was new because it provided a place where new industries, resources, and ideals could be developed and exploited. This eased the load on many countries who were struggling with the above-mentioned problems simply by allowing those folks suffering from poverty, oppression, etc. the OPPORTUNITY to go out and make something of themselves, for themselves, for the greater good of all. A mission to another world would be another step in the ladder to opening up our modern day "New World". In doing so many new technologies would develop on the side as they always do, everything from communications to food technogies would become more fine-tuned across the board simply from the hands-on experience provided by such an undertaking. That in itself would make it a worthy project. And with a new place, who knows what new profitable industry human ingenuity could conceive of? And let's face it. The resources of the earth are finite. Population keeps growing causing our supplies of metal and other resources to dwindle exponentially. Crowding of our populated areas is becoming more common. How long do we wait until we begin to search for a new Wild West, where those inclined to do so can go out and carve a niche for themselves on the Frontier? Space is, cliche or not, the Final Frontier.......the world should be, if not focusing on such a long term goal, at least working towards it as resources allow. Together. As HUMANS. And I have rambled on long enough. Wanted to mention the possibility of us being the only intelligent race in such a vast sea of planets and suns to be a rather silly notion, but that, as Moose likes to say, is a topic for another discussion. Happy KaWing everyone!!!!
Well. As it seems at last update, the rocket was successfully launched and splashed down about 600 miles from San Diego. I'm impressed at nasa's work, but it raises a question that will take into account what has been said on this thread. Could this be a new turning point for nasa? Could this be their new drive to succeed?
Everyone who has put input into this... let me just say I'm proud of you. You gave me a very enjoyable read I fully support space travel, but I do think that exploring the deep sea is very important too.
So many great things have come from the Space program. LASIK surgery was a result of the docking of the space station. I'm excited to see what technology surfaces with this program and moving forward.
I'd like to say I disagree with you. The answer to overpopulation has always been to diminish your consumption of resources until a technological advance results in more resources to use. The discovery of the New World didn't solve the European problem of overpopulation. Technological advances solved the problem. This was the industrial revolution when machines started creating the products instead of humans. This allowed more time for people to do things like research, which allowed for more advances to occur. Our prosperity is simply because technology outgrew the population. In the past, technological advances simply meant an increase in population and no prosperity. Humans are gonna have to stop reproducing so much so we don't completely deplete all of our resources. A colony/mine on other planets (especially one as small as Mars) just isn't feasible. You would need to give Mars a strong magnetic field as strong as Earth to do any terraforming at all. Giving planets a magnetic field isn't feasible, and sending rockets with supplies for people isn't either.
The answer to over population will be some terrible disease. Nature self corrects, and there will come a very unpleasant time when something flies across the globe and Knocks out a massive swath of humanity. Its really just a matter of time
Whose to say we will live on mars? The whole point of exploring planets is to push the boundaries of space exploration. From there, we can develop technology quicker and go further and further to reach another planet.