Re:NASA Puts Jet Propulsion Lab on Blast over Psyche Mission...
by dmix on Sunday November 06, 2022 @01:29AM
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> It’s become a vanity project for billionaires anyway so let them figure out putting a man there.
That is one prominent billionaire's idea for stuff to do in the next decade yes... But he wasn't a major factor considered by NASA when the current projects were funded.
Otherwise I'd probably agree Mars might have gotten too much federal funding vs other projects in the last decade.
Re:NASA Puts Jet Propulsion Lab on Blast over Psyche Mission...
by pencilguin on Sunday November 06, 2022 @01:49AM
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I, for one, am eager to see any random billionaire go to Mars, provided they stay.
I would bet any amount of money none will.
At the same time I continuously question if the findings they make wit these rovers continue to justify the multi billion dollar expense we make on these missions. I’d much rather we spend our limited resources on Venus and Europa, and actually starting to send interstellar probes than continuing to double down on Mars. It’s become a vanity project for billionaires anyway so let them figure out putting a man there. NASA can start focusing on the next step in exploration of space.