OT a bit - fly to the moon or Mars?

EridanMan wrote:

You continually speak of the danger of human space exploration as a
bad thing. I could not disagree more.


No really a bad thing, it just seems that the chance of surviving a mistake
or a bout of
Murphys Law has risen exp

No really a bad thing, it just seems that the chance of surviving a
mistake
or a bout of Murphys Law has risen exp

The risks to survival have increased, as have our models for
predicting those risks... seems to be a fair tradeoff to me.

Hell... exploring space might even make us accept the near 50%
mortality risks that our predecessors who settled our world faced...
I just pray that we accept that risk before the instinct of those of
us who are willing to take it are bred out of the population...
because only then are we truly damned to an existence of
insignificance.

ManhattanMan wrote:
EridanMan wrote:

You continually speak of the danger of human space exploration as a
bad thing. I could not disagree more.


No really a bad thing, it just seems that the chance of surviving a
mistake or a bout of
Murphys Law has risen

damn spastic mouse -

as I was saying

It just seems the chance of surviving a serious mistake or round of Murphys
Law has increased ten fold when dealing with outer space, as compared to the
"old fashioned" ways. On terra firma you usually have some wiggle room,
literally, and possible alternatives, but up there the margin is cut way
down.

I'm all for manned missions when it's obvious that that's the only way we'll
get the desired results. Something like Mars in on a scale that by the time
the hardware and technology are ready, I really doubt if I'll be around to
see it, IF it comes about at all. It would be a fantastic adventure, for
adventures sake, but is it REALLY necessary? I don't know..

I realize many great things for the grounded masses evolved from the space
program, and mentioned that in my first post. I've always wondered how many
things might have evolved anyway, and at what cost.. We'll never know..

I'm all for manned missions when it's obvious that that's the only way we'll
get the desired results. Something like Mars in on a scale that by the time
the hardware and technology are ready...

Those explorers will meet a cadre of Martians who came from Earth before
the hardware and technology was ready.

Jose
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Jose wrote:
Those explorers will meet a cadre of Martians who came from Earth
before the hardware and technology was ready.


That couldn't get back home, and are so mutated from radiation, inadequate
oxygen and water, they really do look like four foot green men with bug eyes
and three fingers...