Bush To Announce Manned Trip To Moon, Mars

edmunz writes "Foxnews just placed an article on their website saying that Bush is expected to make an announcement towards the middle of next week, proposing a manned mission to Mars as well as a return to the moon. Bush hopes to spark a renewed public interest in space exploration. No mission would happen any time soon, rather a preparation of over a decade would take place before the first men/women set out to explore Mars."

Comments

Re:let's get this out of the way first

[tentimestwenty]

"Going to Mars and taming space is the only way forward for humanity as a whole"

It's thinking like this that's killing the planet.

So did Bush Sr. in 1991

[Ars-Fartsica]

Bush Sr. also called for a MArs mission. No one cared then, no one really cares now. Its obvious we do not have the money to fund anything remotely resembling a Mars mission - Bush is just trolling for votes. With the illegal immigrant amnesty and now this appeal to geeks, he'll be two-for-two in reeling in the lemmings for November 04.

Re:Who to send...how many to send...

[gooberguy]

No, because then you'd give Bush a free ride to Mars. Also, everyone who wanted to go to Mars would become a complete asshole. And by asshole I mean mass-murderer.

bottlerocketeer

[Doc Ruby]

Is anyone else terrified by the phrase "Bush will direct NASA"? That moron can't even pronounce "nuclear", the shuttles have been grounded his entire term, and even Dan Quayle, Bush Senior's "science advisor" was a brighter bulb. What will he say, "just make the fuse longer, you'll get there, bubba"?

Re:bottlerocketeer

[Doc Ruby]

You'll find out the price of your unswerving faith in the Dumbass In Chief, just because he's exploiting your telegenic astronaut uniforms. Just like the soldiers, firemen, and police, not to mention the schoolteachers, steelworkers, Africans and any other shills his trainers can use to con jarheads like you with a moment in the spotlights, before he cuts your funding for a handout to his corporate buddies. That's the way to kill public excitement for space exploration. The way to get excitement is to send missions to Mars with TV cameras, which is what the Clinton administration's NASA programs have been doing. Meanwhile, this is a rehash of Asshole Senior's 1989 Mars program announcement, which was also manipulative cheerleading that came to nothing. Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, Clinton: these presidents actually represented the people of this country, whose aspirations reach the stars. Bush and the rest of his Depublican cronies just eat the seedcorn, and crap all over the dream. If you really care about space exploration as I do, you'll help get someone in there who actually invests our money in dreams and jobs, rather than the sick moron who can't even read, let alone think for himself or lead a nation of thinkers.

Re:Bush & Dick & America

[Doc Ruby]

Even if they win, it'll be their first time elected. Unless they have to cheat through the Supreme Court again.

Re:Scrapping shuttles

[6]

Much of that though was due to JFK's tragic death. Perhaps Bush is intending to emulate that too :)

Re:Who to send...how many to send...

[nigel_tufnel]

Sure, after we send the Clintons, Tom Daschale, Barbara Boxer, Barbara Streisand, Madonna and that pinko phoney Howard Dean. If you hate Bush so much vote him out. If you're not an American you can't do anything about it :)

Re:2004

[footNipple]

It sucks to be outside the stupid middle demographic. When will they ever get it?

Why are liberals / Bush-haters such condescending a-holes?

It really must suck to not realize that Bush has the solid gold balls to properly confront the threats that face the U.S. When will they ever get it ;-)

Re:2004

[AKnightCowboy]

Either way, this just isn't going to happen. I mean, where's the money supposed to come from?

Well, if we made friends with Al Qaeda and came to some agreement on a peaceful withdrawal of all our forces from the middle east and other "holy" lands, perhaps we could redirect 10% of the defense budget to NASA and another 10% to science education and research. It would almost quadruple NASA's budget and fund interest in science education for decades to come. Ah who am I kidding. Bomb the fsckers and send the jobs to India.

Re:$20 billion? More like $200 MINIMUM

[Billly Gates]

Not to mention the BUsh administration is very unreliable and unrelastic with predicting accurate budget estimates.

Name one and I mean one bill or plan that did not cost many times or billions more then originally thought?

Tax cuts, Iraq war, budget, etc.

Not to berate the man, but I am saying I take their proposals with a skeptical grain of salt. Since we are over 2 trillion in debt in just 3 years, I oppose any budget increases at this time without tax increases.