Trump reportedly interested in a Mars mission after talks with Elon Musk - Polidicks

[QUOTE]“He reflected on how the Apollo program brought the country together,” Brinkley told The Washington Post this week in a phone interview. “It captures the spirit of the American people. That’s the word he used — ‘spirit’.”[/QUOTE] He needs to have a plan and solid funding set in stone in order for him to pull it off JFK style, but atleast his intentions are in the right place. [QUOTE][B]Those of us who are realists may roll our eyes at some of Musk’s most ambitious, outlandish proposals[/B] — including his desire to build a fleet of gigantic spaceships taking 100 people at a time to Mars as part of a commercial colonization venture — but we have to acknowledge that this kind of thinking is exciting for young engineers in a way that NASA’s far more plodding, incremental approach to human spaceflight is not.[/QUOTE] Oh fuck off, "realists" are the cautious status quo plebs that dare not attempt anything interesting in their lives.

[QUOTE=Govna;51708101]Based off what exactly? Trump's administration is one of the most anti-scientific in American history, whether we're talking having Scott Pruitt as the head of the EPA, Rick Perry as head of the DoE, Rex Tillerson as SoS what with has background as an Exxon CEO, his cuts towards nuclear science and our nuclear arsenal, his hostile stance towards climatologists in the scientific community and research concerning climate change, Robert Kennedy is going to be heading a vaccination panel (Kennedy is, for the record, a loathsome anti-vac fuckwit), etc. I'm more skeptical of this. I think he's just doing it as an attempt to take the negative attention off of himself in the short term. If there's any genuine interest here, it's not in the endeavor itself for the sake of scientific advancement (as it should be). Trump is the embodiment of a malignant narcissist. Being known as the president that sent Americans (and humanity) to Mars has obvious perks with regards to forging a legacy for himself. And yes, he can also brag about "creating jobs"-- distracting from all the jobs he's slated to cost this country with his policies.[/QUOTE] that doesn't quite mean his administration is anti-science, more anti-those fields of science. you can be incredibly pro weapons development and biological engineering and not give a fuck or even actively despise those fields.

[QUOTE=war_man333;51708395]Well better to use resources on cool shit instead of military.[/QUOTE] Imagine what we could achieve if all countries started spending less on military.

Interplanetary space is cool and all, but I'd like to have a planet to leave from in the first place

[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;51708883]Interplanetary space is cool and all, but I'd like to have a planet to leave from in the first place[/QUOTE] It's completely stupid to say that we should focus on earth first, because getting rid of the issues that the earth has is not the job of space agencies, we should focus on both.

Trump is quite clearly not genuine about this

Trump tower on Mars!

[QUOTE=war_man333;51708395]Well better to use resources on cool shit instead of military.[/QUOTE] Why not both? Mars, the Moon, and several asteroids have a massive strategic and tactical interest for most militaries in the world, as they'd allow you to setup self-sufficient mining operations for rare resources like helium. I have said this once before, and I'll say it over and over again: The future of space is trade guilds/corporations. [editline]22nd January 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=Shadow801;51709102]Trump is quite clearly not genuine about this[/QUOTE] Trump has shown an interest for space travel for quiet a long time now. Even before his run for presidency, he voiced support for exploring the cosmos.

I'll wait to see what happens to the NASA budget before getting excited about anything.

He only wants to do it so he can take credit, but at least it's a step in the right direction.

Isn't it well known that trump takes after whoever talked to him last? One second from someone who's against this will change his mind.

[QUOTE=patq911;51709348]Isn't it well known that trump takes after whoever talked to him last? One second from someone who's against this will change his mind.[/QUOTE] There's gonna be five flat earth proponents in his cabinet within a week.