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Mars Foundation Solicits Congressional Help

posted by LaminatorX on Tuesday March 04 2014, @08:30AM   Printer-friendly
from the Boldly-going dept.

hubie writes:

"U.S. House of Representatives's Science, Space and Technology Committee had a meeting to discuss whether NASA should help out the Mars Foundation. The Mars Foundation scrapped their earlier plans to send two humans to Mars, and revised it to do a two-person fly-by. However, they want NASA help. They want a design modification to the Orion spacecraft and they want use of the Space Launch System. If this goes anywhere, it will be interesting how it is proposed that funding get allocated."

 
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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by anubi on Tuesday March 04 2014, @09:53AM

    by anubi (2828) on Tuesday March 04 2014, @09:53AM (#10535) Journal

    I can't help but be floored with what I have seen those geniuses at JPL have done with the Mars rovers.

    If the argument is made that nothing that happens on Mars is relevant to us on earth, I claim the same argument about fashion, entertainment, movies, and sports.

    NASA has shown just what they can do with a dream... exploring another world. I'd rather support NASA than a roomful of bankers any day.

    I consider Steve Squyres the ultimate geek. Almost a god in my view. To do what him and his team has done is dreams of science fiction come true. I am afraid I could not name you not even one professional football player's name, but someone mention Steve's name and I am all ears.

    So what I am asking is Congress: bless NASA, so NASA can bless the Mars Foundation.

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  • (Score: 1) by tibman on Tuesday March 04 2014, @02:29PM

    by tibman (134) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday March 04 2014, @02:29PM (#10640)

    I'm also very happy with their rovers. Their entry into the Darpa Robotic Challenge wasn't very good though : /

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