The SR-71 Spy Plane Was So Fast, It Outran Every Missile Fired at It

Re:The SR-71 Spy Plane Was So Fast, It Outran Every Missile ... by wlesieutre on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @04:31PM (#19505705)

>“But what if I gave you all the money you could ever need to do it?” Trump reportedly asked. “What if we sent NASA’s budget through the roof, but focused entirely on that instead of whatever else you’re doing now. Could it work then?”

"Cancel all your research projects and focus on a rushed, unsafe, mission to Mars within the next four years" isn't an offer I'd take either.

And that's even supposing he has the political power to actually give them the money he was offering. Which he doesn't.

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Re:The SR-71 Spy Plane Was So Fast, It Outran Every Missile ... by blhack on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @04:44PM (#19505832)

I don’t think I’d take your uncharitable version of the offer either!

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Re:The SR-71 Spy Plane Was So Fast, It Outran Every Missile ... by mixmastamyk on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @04:56PM (#19505937)

Also, many folks don't realize that going to Mars would be much harder than the Moon for multiple reasons. There are several big engineering problems not yet solved and n. Nasa knows this.

There's a Tyson show on it, perhaps still on Netflix if interested.

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