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08-30-2014, 10:04 AM
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Nasa Approves Rocket To Take Humans To Mars
Nasa has approved construction of the world's most powerful rocket designed to take astronauts to Mars. The $7bn (£4.2bn) Space Launch System (SLS) is scheduled to blast off for a test launch in November 2018. It will potentially take humans to the red planet for the first time by the 2030s. Nasa administrator Charles Bolden said: "We are on a journey of scientific and human exploration that leads to Mars. "And we're firmly committed to building a launch vehicle and other supporting systems that will take us on that journey." The SLS will have a lift capacity of up to 143-tonnes which means it can travel deep into the solar system. Nasa's associate administrator Robert Lightfoot said: "Our nation is embarked on an ambitious space exploration programme, and we owe it to the American taxpayers to get it right. "After rigorous review, we're committing today to a funding level and readiness date that will keep us on track to sending humans to Mars in the 2030s – and we're going to stand behind that commitment." The funding was approved after a smaller model of the rocket passed an internal review.  · |
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08-30-2014, 10:09 AM
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Re: Nasa Approves Rocket To Take Humans To Mars
wonder how they gonna deal with cosmic radiation and the downsides of the 62% lower gravity on Mars.
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08-30-2014, 02:49 PM
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| So Fucking Banned Poster Rank:333 Male Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,852 Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Quoted: 750 Post(s)
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Re: Nasa Approves Rocket To Take Humans To Mars
Just one rocket? This plan will change radically to include building a craft in orbit. No way would one rocket suffice for such a journey. They would go mad.
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08-30-2014, 05:56 PM
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 ☆☆☆Jumbo Lesbian Cunt☆☆☆ Poster Rank:56 My pronouns are thin/skinny Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 25,925
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Re: Nasa Approves Rocket To Take Humans To Mars
2018? But I want it now!   |
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08-30-2014, 10:40 PM
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Re: Nasa Approves Rocket To Take Humans To Mars
This has "bad idea" written all over it. I hate to say it, but when an environment by simple way of physics turns people inside out the minute they enter it, then it's probably a sign that we shouldn't spend too much time there. |
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08-31-2014, 09:57 PM
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Re: Nasa Approves Rocket To Take Humans To Mars
I just meant space in general. Does Mars have breathable air? I don't know much about it, aside from what I saw in the original Total Recall.  |
