Comments on: 11th Annual Mars Society Convention on 14th-17th August http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/07/11th-annual-mars-society-convention-on-14th-17th-august/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:14:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: marcellus http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/07/11th-annual-mars-society-convention-on-14th-17th-august/comment-page-1/#comment-29138 marcellus Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:32:44 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=16579#comment-29138 To land on Mars, collect some rocks and then abandon that planet would be the intention of an ignoramus. To "wait" and ignore Mars altogether while we reach for goals that may never be completely fullfilled would also be the policy of "baby step" thinking. To land on Mars, collect some rocks and then abandon that planet would be the intention of an ignoramus.

To "wait" and ignore Mars altogether while we reach for goals that may never be completely fullfilled would also be the policy of "baby step" thinking.

]]> By: Van http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/07/11th-annual-mars-society-convention-on-14th-17th-august/comment-page-1/#comment-29076 Van Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:25:32 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=16579#comment-29076 Now, I know that the Mars Society are good people but except for the wonderful robot probes, Mars can wait. I think we need to expand our presence in Earth orbit and on the Moon first and learn how to live in space - without the benefit of the Earth's magnetosphere and learn to use the resources of the Moon (or an asteriod or two that we can get to orbit here) before we worry about Mars. What is the hurry? You wanna land and get rocks and then abandon Mars like we did the moon after Apollo? Now, I know that the Mars Society are good people but except for the wonderful robot probes, Mars can wait. I think we need to expand our presence in Earth orbit and on the Moon first and learn how to live in space – without the benefit of the Earth's magnetosphere and learn to use the resources of the Moon (or an asteriod or two that we can get to orbit here) before we worry about Mars. What is the hurry? You wanna land and get rocks and then abandon Mars like we did the moon after Apollo?

]]> By: Max Fagin http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/07/11th-annual-mars-society-convention-on-14th-17th-august/comment-page-1/#comment-28970 Max Fagin Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:11:06 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=16579#comment-28970 Oh yes, I am absolutely coming to this! I've been a member of the Mars Society ever since I read The Case for Mars when I was 14, but this is the first time I will be able to actually come to the convention. I can't wait! Oh yes, I am absolutely coming to this!

I've been a member of the Mars Society ever since I read The Case for Mars when I was 14, but this is the first time I will be able to actually come to the convention. I can't wait!

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