Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:27:27 01/14/04
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On January 14, 2004 at 01:51:11, Tony Werten wrote: >On January 13, 2004 at 10:20:37, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On January 12, 2004 at 19:46:44, Amir Ban wrote: >> >>>On January 10, 2004 at 16:24:59, Jim Bodkins wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>... oh, and we do Mars missions. :) >>> >>>It's lucky that Mars is not in Europe or you'd never go there. >>> >>>Just make sure that the Mars mission is scheduled for less than a week and >>>doesn't coincide with a major holiday. >>> >>>Amir >> >> >>OR maybe do it _remotely_ so that we don't have to "go there" at all? >> >>Hint: Mars mission has _no_ people on mars. :) They are using this new- >>fangled idea called remote data transmission... >> >>hmmm... >> >>Perhaps a bad analogy? :) > >If I understood your president correctly, the ultimate goal is for a person to >actually be there. It seems he values the being there in person much higher than >being there remote. > >Good analogy I think :) > >Tony The current _goal_ is to land a robot and explore remotely. That is what is going on as we speak. No humans will walk on Mars for 20+ years, most likely, but it _will_ be explored, and it works pretty well, IMHO. _sometimes_ a personal presence is desirable, but _not_ always. Care to inspect an operating fission reactor's core? :)
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