CycleChat investigates - human missions to Mars.

[matticus]

Not in our lifetime.

"our" ?

 

[tom73]

Bet no-one has asked Marvin what he thinks about it

 

[biggs682]

I prefer milky way

 

[tom73]

Oh now you've done it the great milky way debate

 

[Archie_tect]

Let me get this straight... you're saying the USS Enterprise isn't actually real?

No Mr Trump sir.

 

[tyred]

I think I might give it a go myself. It would make an interesting project to work on during the lock down.

I'm thinking that I could make a rocket out of an old dustbin and strap it to the roof rack of an old Ford Sierra. If I used the estate version I'd have room for a bigger rocket fuel tank. I could pop rivet some wings on to the back doors and use a system of bungee cords and pulleys linked from the steering rack to control the steering flaps.

I would need to ensure that I adjust the head restraints correctly and remember to put on my seat belt for re-entry into the atmosphere and best pack a fire extinguisher too just in case.

What could possibly go wrong...

 

[Drago]

Well, the commie and we won't do it are neck and neck - its 50/50 that we either won't go, or commie will be first. Neither scenario is good.

 

[PeteXXX]

I can think of at least 8 people I'd like to volunteer to go..

 

[raleighnut]

"our" ?

Well I dunno if you are planning to live to be a hundred but we certainly don't have anywhere near the technology to get there and back yet, who fancies a 'one way mission'

 

[matticus]

Well I dunno if you are planning to live to be a hundred but we certainly don't have anywhere near the technology to get there and back yet, who fancies a 'one way mission'

have you asked Major Colonel Tom Moore? Could raise a few quid!

(sherioushly, studies have been done on this - there would be no shortage of volunteers for the 1-way option).

 

[tom73]

I think I might give it a go myself. It would make an interesting project to work on during the lock down.

I'm thinking that I could make a rocket out of an old dustbin and strap it to the roof rack of an old Ford Sierra. If I used the estate version I'd have room for a bigger rocket fuel tank. I could pop rivet some wings on to the back doors and use a system of bungee cords and pulleys linked from the steering rack to control the steering flaps.

I would need to ensure that I adjust the head restraints correctly and remember to put on my seat belt for re-entry into the atmosphere and best pack a fire extinguisher too just in case.

What could possibly go wrong...

Well the home made route worked for Mr spoon so you never know

 

[Drago]

There are plenty of people willing to volunteer for a one way mission. In the early 60s the US government were approached by several military officers volunteering to go to the moon one way with enough supplies to last a few years until the technology had been developed to bring them back. They each accepted that might never happen but the national prestige made it worthwhile.

 

[classic33]

North Korea, they have already sent, and returned an astronaut to the sun.

https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2...-man-on-the-sun-confirms-central-news-agency/

 

[MichaelW2]

What is it that people can do on Mars so much better than robots that it is worth spending 1000 x the money on putting people on Mars.
People spend most of the time in space trying not to die.
Most of the spaceship resources are devoted to people not dying.
When they are not "not dying" they also need to eat, sleep and poo. Being living organisms (for now), people contaminate the planet with all of their germs and fellow travellers.

You get very little useful activity out of people before they die. Mostly they will be using sensors to analyse Mars.

Advanced robotic missions can do 1000x the science for 1/1000 the cost. If you need people to look at sensor output, put them on planet Earth where oxygen is widely available.

You can create swarms of robots that can scout, direct, maintain, repair and recover each other. They can be active for ling periods without rest. If they need downtime, there is rarely a critical time factor.
What are people for except to be role models.

The only fantasy reason is for some kind of population lifeboat for when Earth gets hit by an asteroid, then Dr Stangemusk and several hundred highly qualified yet striking attractive fertile young women will be on tap to save humanity.

 

[raleighnut]

The Irish space mission got off to a good start,


View: https://youtu.be/esOiB_fanzI

EDIT - Despite being born in India Terence (Spike) Milligan was Irish.