I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s

Re:I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s by hirundo on Friday October 11, 2019 @08:41PM (#21229688)

"Our aspirational goal is to send our first cargo mission to Mars in 2022. The objectives for the first mission will be to confirm water resources, identify hazards, and put in place initial power, mining, and life support infrastructure. A second mission, with both cargo and crew, is targeted for 2024" -- spacex.com/mars

Maybe NASA should book space for a biologist on that flight. A botanist would do.

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Re:I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s by viburnum on Friday October 11, 2019 @10:19PM (#21230180)

I know that Musk knows he’s lying. I feel so sorry for his fans.

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Re:I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s by hanniabu on Saturday October 12, 2019 @12:24AM (#21230671)

He's not lying, he's ambitious.

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Re:I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s by dwoozle on Friday October 11, 2019 @09:12PM (#21229841)

Do you really need a botanist on board? I would think you need space travel / survival / engineering hands on deck who then gather samples and bring them back. A botanist isn’t going to be able to do much on Mars that she can’t do on Earth.

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Re:I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s by tootie on Friday October 11, 2019 @09:15PM (#21229860)

A botanist was the protagonist of The Martian.

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Re:I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s by mch82 on Friday October 11, 2019 @09:31PM (#21229927)

Exactly! There’s only one option in the face of overwhelming odds :-)

https://youtu.be/BABM3EUo990

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Re:I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s by jorvi on Friday October 11, 2019 @09:28PM (#21229906)

And an antagonist on the TV series 'Mars'!

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Re:I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s by ksaj on Saturday October 12, 2019 @01:08AM (#21230811)

I'm guessing that means we're hopelessly off topic by now. Kinda like Reddit, but slower and less pathetic.

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Re:I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s by dwoozle on Friday October 11, 2019 @09:26PM (#21229898)

That’s fiction...

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Re:I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s by currydove on Friday October 11, 2019 @09:18PM (#21229871)

The reference above is to the book "The Martian" by Andy Weir. Also a movie starring Matt Damon. Good read. Highly recommend!

Xkcd reference that got me to read it: https://xkcd.com/1536/

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Re:I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s by sheeshkebab on Friday October 11, 2019 @09:44PM (#21229999)

I disagree. I watched a movie.

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