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Russia Plans Martian Nuclear Station
An anonymous reader writes "The BBC reports that Russian scientists have announced plans to build a nuclear power station on Mars.
They say that all the necessary technical drawings have now been completed, and all will be ready for the construction work to begin. The power plant should be up and running by 2030."
Manned space flights are dangerous and unnecessary. Unmanned spaceships are the way to go. That way no humans die, and it's even more efficient.
I expect Bush to nuke Mars within the week.
Bush - "It was a nu-koo-ler thingamabob they was gonna build! Can't have that."
And just how are they planning to fund all this? Considering the dilapidated state of the russian economy at the moment, you'd think they'd be more concerned with looking after terraferma and getting their house straight back home instead of firing billions of dollars into outer space.
Hmmm, perhaps Russia is not as crappy and run down as the US Media/Government says.
I wounder how the semi-recent falls on US stock markets has been showen in the Media in Russia. Or even the fall of the $US, or the bankruptchy of several States, or the grounding of the US shuttle program. Bet the Russians are woundering how the US can pay for anything too.
Its OUR DAMN SOLAR SYSTEM to screw up if we want to!! If you would care to provide another intelligent lifeform to contest our posession of it, please bring them forward now.
Are you part of some bloody suicide cult? As it is now, it takes nothing more than a cosmic level bad pool shot to wipe us out, though you seem to have such a low opinion of our species that this appears to be a good thing to you (you may be intent on it, but I will not allow you to force me to sign up with you). Time to spread out. I find enough noble about our race to want to see it live and prosper (yeah, we have done bad, but we also have done good). Particularily since those who will go out and conquer this new frontier are those who best symbolize what is great about our species (adventurious, independant, free thinking and intelligent).
To be truly honest, you and your ilk can stay here on Earth... There is a whole universe out there for the rest of us. You WILL NOT drag the us down. The sad thing is that our actions will help you out, and only after we have done the hard part will your type come along, try to take over and tell us how we did wrong (and how you could do better).
Oh well, you have your purpose. You are one of many reasons why the rest of us try to get as far away from people like you as possible.