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Hibernating to Mars
neutron_p writes "Manned missions beyond the Moon are no longer wild dreams. NASA plans a manned mission to Mars before 2020. With automatic systems in control, astronauts would face the challenge of living in a confined space with not much to do for an extremely long period. 'Might as well sleep it off!' Studies initiated by ESA have gone one step further. Wouldn't it be nice if astronauts could hibernate! ESA biologists are conducting investigations into the physiological mechanisms that mammals use to hibernate."
I've got a a better idea!
MAKE THE SPACE SHUTTLE GO FASTER.
I'm such a genius, NASA should hire me.
Bunch of know nothing idiots!
All this time and tax payer money spent on this crap and they still don't have dilithium crystals! How the hell do we expect to get anywhere without dilithium?!?
A bit cynical, I know, but I've been disappointed by NASA for 30 years now; I watched Armstrong set foot on the moon when I was eight and was told that we'd be on Mars by the mid-80's. By the time I got out of high school, we were trapped in LEO by the shuttle. Things like this worry me because they can keep us waiting for a "perfect" solution for a loooong time...
Well.. if you just accept the fact that we have never set foot on the moon, it isn't that disappointing!
Let's see:
No real moon landing = that required level of process not attained = we are still trying now!
No biggie.
Besides all the technology in the US of A can't make a flag flutter on the moon the way it does on earth!
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