Comments on: Meet the Humans Behind the Mars Rovers http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/07/22/meet-the-humans-behind-the-mars-rovers/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Darin Selby http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/07/22/meet-the-humans-behind-the-mars-rovers/#comment-33774 Darin Selby Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:15:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=38556#comment-33774 Most of us Baby Boomers have allowed ourselves to be brainwashed into believing that "Mom, apple pie, and launch the Mars Rover!" is the way to go. In the process, the planet is being trashed by more and more launches, as the industry WORLDWIDE increases, to launch even PRIVATIZED space vehicles, based upon the tried and tested technology of the environmentally-disasterous Space Shuttle era. At this point, I question the need to go into outer space at all, to accomplish the very thing that we're collectively seeking to do in the first place. This veil of hypocrisy of the space program being for the 'betterment of all Mankind' must be lifted, to reveal what is REALLY going on with the trashing of the environment at large. I've just written an article about what I feel are "Four Factual Errors about the Space Program" - including a much better, cheaper and more reliable way that NASA already had to land their 'Curiosity' rover on Mars. http://darinselby.1hwy.com/4spaceprogramerrors.html Other follow-up material to study as well: http://darinselby.1hwy.com/floattospace.html http://darinselby.1hwy.com/NASASatelliteReEntryDanger.html http://darinselby.1hwy.com/MonsterMarsRocket.html Do share with me your thoughts. Most of us Baby Boomers have allowed ourselves to be brainwashed into believing that “Mom, apple pie, and launch the Mars Rover!” is the way to go.

In the process, the planet is being trashed by more and more launches, as the industry WORLDWIDE increases, to launch even PRIVATIZED space vehicles, based upon the tried and tested technology of the environmentally-disasterous Space Shuttle era.

At this point, I question the need to go into outer space at all, to accomplish the very thing that we’re collectively seeking to do in the first place.

This veil of hypocrisy of the space program being for the ‘betterment of all Mankind’ must be lifted, to reveal what is REALLY going on with the trashing of the environment at large.

I’ve just written an article about what I feel are “Four Factual Errors about the Space Program” – including a much better, cheaper and more reliable way that NASA already had to land their ‘Curiosity’ rover on Mars.
http://darinselby.1hwy.com/4spaceprogramerrors.html

Other follow-up material to study as well:
http://darinselby.1hwy.com/floattospace.html
http://darinselby.1hwy.com/NASASatelliteReEntryDanger.html
http://darinselby.1hwy.com/MonsterMarsRocket.html

Do share with me your thoughts.

]]> By: Pippa http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/07/22/meet-the-humans-behind-the-mars-rovers/#comment-33773 Pippa Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:21:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=38556#comment-33773 Only if the earth and mars were the same distance apart all the time, Ken, - and they are not. This changes as they move around their orbits. Now THAT (robot driver and builder) is a job that I would love! Only if the earth and mars were the same distance apart all the time, Ken, – and they are not. This changes as they move around their orbits.
Now THAT (robot driver and builder) is a job that I would love!

]]> By: Ken Wymore http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/07/22/meet-the-humans-behind-the-mars-rovers/#comment-33772 Ken Wymore Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:15:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=38556#comment-33772 A lag of 4 to 20 minutes? Color me puzzled. Wouldn't the time lag be constant? A lag of 4 to 20 minutes? Color me puzzled. Wouldn’t the time lag be constant?

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