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To the Moon Alice!

Torch said:
From what I can tell, they realize that they simply couldn’t do it. There’s one heck of a difference from going to the moon and traveling to Mars a year each way. I think we simply could not overcome the issues, especially radiation on top of that rescues impossible so whatever mission you mounted would have to have been the second man rated vehicle to land on Mars…and then you have to refuel it. We simply could not do it in 1977.

I believe we could have set up a colony on mars (no return) any time after 2006-2010 ish (computer advancements and battery advancements)

But Im a miserly excuse of an aeronautical engineer, and not the prestigious and highly coveted
Aerospace engineer. 😎 (I was an end user, able to diagnose, fight, aviate and navigate. But build one? Forget it! I not qualified to sweep the floor in the engine shop)
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In reality we still can’t do it. A manned mission to Mars is entirely impossible within our lifetime. Maybe even in the next generation’s lifetime. There’s just too many variables to consider. Most of all is timing. Mars isn’t in the neighborhood all the time like our Moon is. A mission to Mars would last years. That would mean we’d have to carry everything that would sustain human life for the duration. Plus communications would take forever. A question asked wouldn’t get a response for 0ver 45 minutes not to mention the massive two week+ communications blackout that would take place when the Earth and Mars are on opposite sides of the Sun. Think of yourself and maybe a couple of co-workers in the same seat on a Ferris Wheel and the ride is started but you wouldn’t be close enough to the ground again to get off safely for the next 27 months. Kinda daunting isn’t it? Second is the technology or material to build a ship safe enough to protect life just doesn’t exist yet and won’t for at least another quarter to half century and it’s still a very big IF considering the materials that haven’t been invented yet to make such a ship even possible. And it would have to carry a massive amount of material and supplies not to mention the amount of fuel it would take to get you there and back. And we’re just scratching the surface of problems humans would face on such a trip. I wouldn’t hold my breath…it’ll be a looooong time before any human gets close to Mars.
 
Torch said:
From what I can tell, they realize that they simply couldn’t do it. There’s one heck of a difference from going to the moon and traveling to Mars a year each way. I think we simply could not overcome the issues, especially radiation on top of that rescues impossible so whatever mission you mounted would have to have been the second man rated vehicle to land on Mars…and then you have to refuel it. We simply could not do it in 1977.

I believe we could have set up a colony on mars (no return) any time after 2006-2010 ish (computer advancements and battery advancements)

But Im a miserly excuse of an aeronautical engineer, and not the prestigious and highly coveted
Aerospace engineer. 😎 (I was an end user, able to diagnose, fight, aviate and navigate. But build one? Forget it! I not qualified to sweep the floor in the engine shop)
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End user= PHD Aviation, the pointy end😂😂😂
 
Braver911 said:
In reality we still can’t do it. A manned mission to Mars is entirely impossible within our lifetime. Maybe even in the next generation’s lifetime. There’s just too many variables to consider. Most of all is timing. Mars isn’t in the neighborhood all the time like our Moon is. A mission to Mars would last years. That would mean we’d have to carry everything that would sustain human life for the duration. Plus communications would take forever. A question asked wouldn’t get a response for 0ver 45 minutes not to mention the massive two week+ communications blackout that would take place when the Earth and Mars are on opposite sides of the Sun. Think of yourself and maybe a couple of co-workers in the same seat on a Ferris Wheel and the ride is started but you wouldn’t be close enough to the ground again to get off safely for the next 27 months. Kinda daunting isn’t it? Second is the technology or material to build a ship safe enough to protect life just doesn’t exist yet and won’t for at least another quarter to half century and it’s still a very big IF considering the materials that haven’t been invented yet to make such a ship even possible. And it would have to carry a massive amount of material and supplies not to mention the amount of fuel it would take to get you there and back. And we’re just scratching the surface of problems humans would face on such a trip. I wouldn’t hold my breath…it’ll be a looooong time before any human gets close to Mars.
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Your thoughts are sad but possibly true,

Creativity and exploration is the geart of humanity,
Communications relays could/should be set in place for gaps in orbitable issues.

Same as above for the moon (dark side 40 minutes )

Supplies, launch a steady stream of “sea containners “ of gear to mars and moon.

Kinda like a warehouse in the sky🤔 Lots of it for redundancy.

A MagLaunch accelerator(*1)to propell freight at high Delta with positional accelerators enroute, decellerators as required.

Rescue, a series of rescue platforms located along the orbital plane, also used for NAVAIDS, ( GPS, VOR, VORTAC, ILS concepts) Bigger use of these systems would be a wide scan surveillance for the nasty spacerocks that could ruin ones day🤔

And , well the real statement, No Bucks, No buck Rodgers!!!

All we really need it a do it attitude.
a little green guy said it well🤔

Maybe if our world altered its destructive behavior on earth, and focus on wealth in galactic think, we could likely find a solution🤔💵💵☮️☮️☮️


(*1) my design👍🏻 Robtic prototype built already👍🏻
 
Lostpuppy said:
Maybe if our world altered its destructive behavior on earth, and focus on wealth in galactic think, we could likely find a solution
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It’s funny to think that a sci-fi show had that premise. But that premise’s theory could prove correct. But human nature just won’t allow it. We are the only species on Earth that kills it’s own kind for nothing.
 
Let's just hope that heat shield holds. They're coming in at around 25000 miles an hour with temperatures as high as 5000 degrees F! 🙏
 
Reentry countdown!!!!! On
Suits on, live now!!!!!
Slash down 1:33:00

Checklist clicking down!
 
They're down! :love:(y) Whew! That was a nail biter waiting for the communication blackout and the chutes to open! Haven't seen that since I was a kid!
 
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