Famed astronaut Buzz Aldrin is getting his fingers into space again, and this time the whole "buzz" is about Mars. Apparently, Buzz was pretty depressed after his trip to the moon, and now he's thinking that we should start sending astronauts to Mars, and even start a human colony to Mars.
Honestly, I'm okay with it. The only problem? I'd prefer to see NASA send an inanimate object to Mars without it crashlanding before a human makes the attempt. I have nothing against sending humans to Mars and beyond. In fact, I'm quite into the whole idea, and would like to see NASA pursue the possibility more. It just seems unrealistic that we would be able to make a human colony on Mars a reality within the next ten years or so. If anything, we should focus on getting a colony on the Moon. It'll give us some practice, and it's a helluva a lot closer (think 3 days trip vs. 8 months = one hell of a road trip).
So, how about we say we look at the Moon for the time being, and then focus on Mars later. I'd feel more comfortable with that, considering we've had humans who have landed on the moond. All we've gotten from Mars is a $5 billion land rover crashlanding into the rocky sand. Check out Buzz's comments below.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/06/23/aldrin.mars/index.html
Honestly, I'm okay with it. The only problem? I'd prefer to see NASA send an inanimate object to Mars without it crashlanding before a human makes the attempt. I have nothing against sending humans to Mars and beyond. In fact, I'm quite into the whole idea, and would like to see NASA pursue the possibility more. It just seems unrealistic that we would be able to make a human colony on Mars a reality within the next ten years or so. If anything, we should focus on getting a colony on the Moon. It'll give us some practice, and it's a helluva a lot closer (think 3 days trip vs. 8 months = one hell of a road trip).
So, how about we say we look at the Moon for the time being, and then focus on Mars later. I'd feel more comfortable with that, considering we've had humans who have landed on the moond. All we've gotten from Mars is a $5 billion land rover crashlanding into the rocky sand. Check out Buzz's comments below.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/06/23/aldrin.mars/index.html
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