I've said repeatedly that I firmly believe mankind will not set foot on Mars in my lifetime, and I stand by that belief. Lately I'm becoming more convinced that I won't see the US launch any astronauts into space, not counting hitchhikers, in my lifetime, either.
Related to media, I wish the media would do more reporting on how the government under both Bush and Obama have worked to destroy manned space exploration. From slashing of budgets to privatizations to the ignorant tools heading up senate committees on space, science, etc, people should be outraged at what was once a point of national pride being reduced to oversized lawn darts and remote control cars. Remember when NBC and CNN both had "senior science editors," titles which meant there was actually more than once scientist on staff? Those were the days. On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 7:46 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm posting this here since a lot of us follow science news and part of > this article notes how media reports about the Mars One program, the one > that proposes to send crews one way to Mars, repeat the claims of Mars One > press releases without checking if they are accurate or if the program is a > real program. > > An Australian journalist named Elmo Keep has written two for Matter > Magazine. He has talked on the record with senior staff of Mars One, NASA > astronauts who are aware of the program, and recruits to the program. His > conclusion is that Mars One will never get the money to send a crew and > they are expecting to buy off-the-shelf technology to make the trip. > > This article, called "Mars One Finalist Explains Exactly How It‘s Ripping > Off Supporters," is short but is based on an earlier long article. > > > https://medium.com/matter/mars-one-insider-quits-dangerously-flawed-project-2dfef95217d3 > > The earlier long article is called "All Dressed Up for Mars and Nowhere to > Go." > > > https://medium.com/matter/all-dressed-up-for-mars-and-nowhere-to-go-7e76df527ca0 > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
