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Originally posted by Peruvianmonk
reply to post by Maybe...maybe not
Who will be the first to land on Mars then? China? India? Russia?
Or something similar to the Military/Industrial company in the Alien trilogy?
Originally posted by zaiger
reply to post by Maybe...maybe not
Well i guess "lets go to mars" is a bit more inspiring than a "large scale maned mission to Iran"
Originally posted by Maybe...maybe not
reply to post by OnTheFelt
OnTheFelt.....
Hoagland & Barrack are a good pair.....
Lots & lots of hot air!
Do you remember Hoagland's "Obama Hyperdemensional Election" rubbish?
It's still on his website.
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Hoagland says he predicted the election result with his "hyperdimensional physics" !
Kind regards
Maybe...maybe not
Originally posted by Maybe...maybe not
I think this is just a whole lot of PR spin & hot air to deflect criticism of his current shorter term space plans.
I also think it is intended to distract the media & voters from all the other problems he is causing.
Let's hope proper focus is applied to what he is saying, so that if he's a being total fraud he will be exposed as such.
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Maybe...maybe not
[edit on 15/4/2010 by Mirthful Me]
"We should attempt a return to the surface of the moon first, as previously planned. But I just have to say, pretty bluntly here, we've been there before. Buzz has been there," Obama said.
In the nine months it takes to get to Mars, Mars moves a considerable distance around in its orbit, about 3/8 of the way around the Sun. You have to plan ahead to make sure that by the time you reach the distance of Mar's orbit, that Mars is where you need it to be! Practically, this means that you can only begin your trip when Earth and Mars are properly lined up. This only happens every 26 months. That is there is only one launch window every 26 months.