> From: Reggie Bautista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Trent Shipley asked: > > What will be the tangible benefits from a manned mission to Mars? > > This is going to sound awfully pie-in-the-sky because, well, because it is, > at least a little :-) > > We have to get off this planet. We don't know when we might next be hit by > an asteroid like the one that killed off most of the dinosaurs. If you > think the human race is worth saving, then diversifying where we live is of > extreme importance. Right now, all our eggs are in one basket. And if you > want to take the really long-term view, eventually we have to get out of > this solar system. You have to learn to crawl before you can walk, and you > have to learn to walk before you can run. Sure it's going to be expensive. > But if we don't start now, then when?
Or you could spend the projected 500billion on finding every asteroid and comet in the entire solar system, and wait a few years until material science advances enough to build a space elevator. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
