• This is a political forum that is non-biased/non-partisan and treats every person's position on topics equally. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party. In today's politics, many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties. Often we find ourselves agreeing on one platform but some topics break our mold. We are here to discuss them in a civil political debate. If this is your first visit to our political forums, be sure to check out the RULES. Registering for debate politics is necessary before posting. Register today to participate - it's free!

Poll: High support for NASA returning us to the Moon & a trip to Mars

Roadvirus

Roadvirus

Heading North
Dungeon Master
DP Veteran
Joined
Aug 19, 2014
Messages
51,525
Reaction score
43,648
Location
Tennessee, USA
Gender
Male
Political Leaning
Conservative
A recent poll conducted by CBS News provides an encouraging look into public support for the Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon and eventually send humans to Mars.

Sixty-seven percent of respondents favor a return to the moon and just 33 percent oppose one. On Mars, sixty-five percent favor sending astronauts to the red planet with 35 percent in opposition.

Support for sending astronauts back to the moon tracks favorably among all age groups, with 71 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds in favor.



We can't stay on this blue marble of ours forever. We gotta stretch our legs. Expand our horizons.
 
Roadvirus said:
A recent poll conducted by CBS News provides an encouraging look into public support for the Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon and eventually send humans to Mars.

Sixty-seven percent of respondents favor a return to the moon and just 33 percent oppose one. On Mars, sixty-five percent favor sending astronauts to the red planet with 35 percent in opposition.

Support for sending astronauts back to the moon tracks favorably among all age groups, with 71 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds in favor.



We can't stay on this blue marble of ours forever. We gotta stretch our legs. Expand our horizons.
Click to expand...
I'm all for it.

I think the Trump Admin in general is a clown show but the one thing they did pretty well in the first term was space related policy. If they can find the guts to cancel SLS and refocus on reusable boosters that target the moon, we might have a good chance of making the Moon and Mars happen.
 
The Moon is doable... been there done that.

Mars presents much trickier problems. Increased exposure to high-energy radiation from the Sun, and the long-term effects of weightlessness on the human body from a sojourn of such duration.

And if something goes wrong, a rescue mission probably wouldn't be feasible.
 
Roadvirus said:
A recent poll conducted by CBS News provides an encouraging look into public support for the Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon and eventually send humans to Mars.

Sixty-seven percent of respondents favor a return to the moon and just 33 percent oppose one. On Mars, sixty-five percent favor sending astronauts to the red planet with 35 percent in opposition.

Support for sending astronauts back to the moon tracks favorably among all age groups, with 71 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds in favor.

[URL I unfurl="true"]https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5432547-public-support-artemis-program/[/URL]


We can't stay on this blue marble of ours forever. We gotta stretch our legs. Expand our horizons.
Click to expand...
I lack confidence NASA has the capacity to launch a bottle rocket.
 
Even in this age of laptop searches, miniature luggage, $15,000 visa deposits, and zero-limit over-the-moon tariffs, it is still possible for an ordinary American to see the land of China. Just go out in the evening and look at the Moon...
 
Rogue Valley said:
The Moon is doable... been there done that.

Mars presents much trickier problems. Increased exposure to high-energy radiation from the Sun, and the long-term effects of weightlessness on the human body from a sojourn of such duration.

And if something goes wrong, a rescue mission probably wouldn't be feasible.
Click to expand...
Probably the best way of going to Mars is using the Moon as a jumping off point. Fuel can likely be produced on the moon.

Weightlessness can be overcome with artificial gravity using a rotating ship, similar to what was shown on 2001 ASO. Radiation is a tougher problem.

There is little chance a rescue could be conducted, so passengers would be risking their lives.
 
Before we land there we need to build a nuclear reactor there first.
 
We're going to have to metastasize.
 
Roadvirus said:
A recent poll conducted by CBS News provides an encouraging look into public support for the Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon and eventually send humans to Mars.

Sixty-seven percent of respondents favor a return to the moon and just 33 percent oppose one. On Mars, sixty-five percent favor sending astronauts to the red planet with 35 percent in opposition.

Support for sending astronauts back to the moon tracks favorably among all age groups, with 71 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds in favor.



We can't stay on this blue marble of ours forever. We gotta stretch our legs. Expand our horizons.
Click to expand...

As long as it's a well-funded NASA and not SpaceX that takes us there, sure, I'm open to the possibility.
 
Roadvirus said:
A recent poll conducted by CBS News provides an encouraging look into public support for the Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon and eventually send humans to Mars.

Sixty-seven percent of respondents favor a return to the moon and just 33 percent oppose one. On Mars, sixty-five percent favor sending astronauts to the red planet with 35 percent in opposition.

Support for sending astronauts back to the moon tracks favorably among all age groups, with 71 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds in favor.



We can't stay on this blue marble of ours forever. We gotta stretch our legs. Expand our horizons.
Click to expand...
Okay.

Why?

We've done the moon, and anyone going to Mars will come back as tumors in suits.
 
Phys251 said:
As long as it's a well-funded NASA and not SpaceX that takes us there, sure, I'm open to the possibility.
Click to expand...
SpaceX can do whatever it wants.

I wouldn't get on one of their vehicles, though.
 
Meanwhile, some 2,000 NASA workers are set to leave NASA in coming months ("voluntarily") under a remainder of DOGE's "deferred resignation" program.

Funny how Musk wanted DOGE to reduce NASA. I wonder why.

:unsure:

Must've been out of the golden goodness of his heart.
 
Luce said:
SpaceX can do whatever it wants.

I wouldn't get on one of their vehicles, though.
Click to expand...
Same as going to 13k feet in a 55 gallon drum?
 
Luna and Mars are going to require drastic overhauls to support life away from this "blue marble". Both have similar issues. Both would need domed habitats. Neither can be "terra formed". Even in Domed habitats, neither have soil worthy of growing plant life. You're basically looking at 2 habitats that need perpetual support from the "blue marble".

Yes, it is a first step to moving beyond our system, but neither are steps taken lightly.
 
Moon is very doable.
Mars not so much.
There are still many, many obstacles not solved on that one yet.
At best Mars is probably 20+ years away.
 
Roadvirus said:
A recent poll conducted by CBS News provides an encouraging look into public support for the Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon and eventually send humans to Mars.

Sixty-seven percent of respondents favor a return to the moon and just 33 percent oppose one. On Mars, sixty-five percent favor sending astronauts to the red planet with 35 percent in opposition.

Support for sending astronauts back to the moon tracks favorably among all age groups, with 71 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds in favor.



We can't stay on this blue marble of ours forever. We gotta stretch our legs. Expand our horizons.
Click to expand...
I was 15 when I watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon.
 
I am 100% cool with any funding for NASA. I am more wary about the idea of giving money to private companies for this.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom