killamch89 Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 16 hours ago, mont86 said: Have you seen the new spacex spaceship ? Yes, it looks like something out of the Looney Tunes Episode when Bugs Bunny first visited Mars - the design is scarily identical.
mont86 Posted January 10, 2019 Author Posted January 10, 2019 Exactly.. Right off the funny pages... Makes me wonder why so uninspiring ..
killamch89 Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, mont86 said: Exactly.. Right off the funny pages... Makes me wonder why so uninspiring .. According to them, it was the only practical design to ensure they would break free of the Earth's gravitational pull since they will have far more people and resources to transport to Mars than usual.
mont86 Posted January 10, 2019 Author Posted January 10, 2019 I hadn't read that,, just a short story about it has no windows.. But I know a big thing is weight when getting into space, which equals cost as well. And can't forget safety of human lives.
killamch89 Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 43 minutes ago, mont86 said: I hadn't read that,, just a short story about it has no windows.. But I know a big thing is weight when getting into space, which equals cost as well. And can't forget safety of human lives. Something about the design still seems kind of impractical to me but I just can't put my finger on it...
mont86 Posted January 10, 2019 Author Posted January 10, 2019 21 hours ago, killamch89 said: Something about the design still seems kind of impractical to me but I just can't put my finger on it... It looks like something off a old sci/fi movie.. I can't tell if it's a joke or not.
killamch89 Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 31 minutes ago, mont86 said: It looks like something off a old sci/fi movie.. I can't tell if it's a joke or not. I hope they are trolling us and they really aren't going to send that.
mont86 Posted January 11, 2019 Author Posted January 11, 2019 Funny you say that because a coworker says the same thing. And that was my thought as well.
killamch89 Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 50 minutes ago, mont86 said: Funny you say that because a coworker says the same thing. And that was my thought as well. That's what I and my neighbor were discussing the other day.
acevgr001 Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 As part of a scientific program the mars exploration makes sense. But overall , it just doesn't. Earth has just too many problems to handle that makes Mars too far out.
killamch89 Posted April 13, 2019 Posted April 13, 2019 On 2/9/2019 at 2:03 AM, acevgr001 said: As part of a scientific program the mars exploration makes sense. But overall , it just doesn't. Earth has just too many problems to handle that makes Mars too far out. I'd rather a bunker with me and a lifetime supply of food and probably my own satellite so I would have some access to the internet and load up some games and I'm good to go!😂
kingpotato Posted February 9, 2022 Posted February 9, 2022 Following up on the subject, it would be cool if they find fossils on mars. We dont know if there was ever life on mars, I mean they have found traces of water but we dont know if there was ever a complex life form on mars.
The Blackangel Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 The polar caps have ice on Mars, and there is evidence that rivers once flowed there, but went dry millions of years ago. Most likely either due to an impact that flash boiled all the liquid water causing it to evaporate into space instantly, or due to Olympus Mons. I think it would be a combination of the two. Mars doesn't have a heavy enough atmosphere or gravitational pull to keep a hold on water if it's flash boiled like that. But with the power Olympus Mons has, it could also launch any liquids straight off the planet. Astrophysics isn't an exact science, and it also isn't always "the simplest answer" kind of scenario. I'll include a pic of a star below, and you won't believe your eyes, I guarantee it.
