[Coco] Re: off-topic, space program

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Brad 

I rather had more far reaching visions. I would like to see at least a 
unman probe to Saturn's Moon Titan. We already have one 
scheduled for Europa. Titan is interesting, it is larger than the planet 
Mercury and has an atmosphere. Be nice to get a view of Saturn 
Rising on a frosty morning of about -270 degrees F. 

james


On 14 Jan 2004 at 16:59, Brad Grier wrote:

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> Roger Taylor wrote:
> > This new spacecraft project sounds a whole lot like an indirect
> > statement that they are replacing the unstable/faulty shuttles that
> > keep blowing up and killing humans.
> > 
> > Ok, I'm 35... and it looks like NASA will make sure we have a man on
> > Mars no earlier than 2030, when I will be 61.  I'm not impressed. 
> > I'm also not impressed over the 2020 date for the next moon mission.
> >  I guess this is my old Star Trek inner-child wanting to see
> > something happen while I'm still alive, but it looks like my future
> > great grandkids might get to see a few rocks come back from the moon
> > or Mars.  If I get to see a man step foot on Mars, I will have
> > lived; then they can do whatever they want after that. :)
> > 
> > ----------
> > Roger Taylor
> 
> 
> Mars has been a source of fascination for me since I saw the first
> Viking lander images. I completely agree with your sentiments.  Thirty
> years is a long time to wait. Twenty years to return man to the moon
> seems a little ridiculous considering we accomplished that feat once
> before in a much shorter time period with more primitive technology.
> 
> $87 billion could have easily put us on Mars in a decade but that's
> another story for another off-topic thread.
> 
> Brad
> 
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