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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Stingray: [QB] [QUOTE](The first mission to Mars will come after I am dead, perhaps in the mid to late 21st century. Not earlier. There are many challenges to be solved.) Looking at our history, I am not so disappointed in the space program. We are just beginning. I wonder if our earliest ancestors thought the explorations of the sea were expensive and not productive to society. This thought may have existed as far back as that. Knowing this, I am less anxious about us getting deeper into space. I know we will. [/QUOTE] no no no no no No No NO [b]NO[/b] The first mission to Mars will happen within twenty-five years at the max. If the project was started TODAY, then we could have people walking around on the Martian surface within ten or twelve years. And all with TODAY'S technology. No fusion drives or anything remotely future available. Chemical engines, a heavy launch vehicle (shuttle or Saturn V derived), etc. Once again, I plead with you to read [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684835509/qid=998141656/sr=2-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/104-4390604-9552722]The Case For Mars[/URL]. You will be utterly convinced after you read it. Or visit: [URL=http://www.marssociety.org]www.marssociety.org[/URL] Real engineers, including many who work for NASA are working today to further the cause (and many non engineers from all walks of life). Because there's no reason that we can't go, no reason that it should've taken this long, and no reason for us not to go NOW. And many many reasons why we should go; from the purely economic to the most esoteric. Do me the favor and at least check it out. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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