…thirty years on. A little history from Marcia Smith.
I disagree that the NRC “Pathways” report was “excellent,” though.
3 thoughts on “The Future Of Human Spaceflight”
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…thirty years on. A little history from Marcia Smith.
I disagree that the NRC “Pathways” report was “excellent,” though.
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rash efforts – by anyone – that unnecessarily risk lives would prove a setback to effective human exploration of Mars.
So then, since lives will always be at risk, let’s justify.
The only justification required, if they pay for it themselves, is they want to go.
What justification works if the taxpayers pay for it? I don’t see any. Incremental steps may be justified based on pure research; but unless nations void the OST and start a land grab it’s just theft of the peoples money.
Neither report focuses on the key issue which is settlement. Land patents could easily pay for it all, but that violates the OST (some country not a signer might get the ball rolling?)
I think rash efforts are exactly what we need. Otherwise when we’re all dead another generation will continue the endless debate.
Some may think my views are too government-centric. I wholeheartedly support the private sector charting its own path to the stars, but rash efforts – by anyone – that unnecessarily risk lives would prove a setback to effective human exploration of Mars. It would be extremely unfortunate if the first human trip to Mars was the last because of public backlash.
I agree with Ken, and with Smith that her views are “too government-centric”
As with most everything, space will happen when the government gets out of the way so that people and the marketplace can make it happen.
“The aspiration of landing people on Mars … is the one goal on which there is widespread consensus.”
Is there? I must not have gotten the memo.