Space Forum / Space Policy / February 2004

No, not from the budget axe or the usual suspects, but from a far more
pernicious foe: the TooMuchNewStuffAtOnceists. I sent the president's
space commission an email suggesting they ensure a 'moon first, then
Mars' testing regimen for the entire initiative, not just human

I was just thinking, there may be a rather simple point that will make
human spaceflight more or less irrelevant. Suppose at some point,
quite possibly in just a couple of decades, we develop computers that
have the intelligence of human being. Then why not send AI there

Found at:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Moon-Mars.html
Backers: Privatize Moon - Mars Mission Funds
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

"OhBrother" <Nobody@noplace.com> wrote in message news:...

Who is in charge in NASA? I mean the Real NASA - down by the Ocean.
It seems to me that about 25 Years ago they stored some NUKES in the
main hanger for couple of weeks and ever since then there have been
fewer and fewer Scientists around every Year. I wouldn't go there.

IMO, the main problem with prizes is that prizes do not do
much to encourage sponsorship or investment in competing
teams.  Corporate sponsors spend their budgets a year or
two in advance.  Individual sponsors are hard to come by

A manned mission to visit one of the Viking landers could
provide us info on how various materials on the landers
have held up to the Martian atmosphere and which of these
materials are best to use on that planet.  How would you

How many times does a man have to go to the Moon to prove he has been
there? The answer is 6 times.
Apollo 9 - the famous and awesome trip
Apollo 10 - didn't quite make it

Am I the only one who would love to see a 360 degree panorama of the surface
of Earth's hellish twin Venus? It's such a fascinating environment.
Any probes planned at any time in the future? I know Venus is much harder to
land on than Mars, and you'd probably only have a working ...

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  INSTALLMENT #3:  important UPDATE to my original article
    Several weeks ago, I announced the first installment of
my "Discovery on Mars" series... this discussed an incredible

According to spaceref.com, a White House press release names the
following individuals to be Members of the Presidential Commission on
Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy:
Edward C. Aldridge, Jr. of Virginia

I was around the first time the US sent men to the moon. About the time
of the first landing, the movie 2001 came out. That was how it was going
to be 30 years hence, and the first steps on the moon proved that man
was on his way.

On 15 Feb 2004 21:19:19 GMT, hallerb@aol.com (Hallerb) wrote:

Gregg Easterbrook is at it again.
http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101040126/sceasterbrook.html
I wonder if this column is as error filled as his shuttle OpEds? (I haven't
read this one, yet).