We could be living on Mars by now ...

[RedToo]

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2012/09/if-we-had-followed-this-plan-wed-be-living-on-mars-by-now/

RedToo.

[major_setback]

We can't even manage this planet. Thank god we didn't get there yet.
It'd be great to have another planet to go to though. Then we wouldn't have to bother about the mess we make of this one. Oh, I forgot, we don't bother now anyway.

We'd have melted the Martian ice caps in no time though:-)

[AKA_Tenn]

the problem is, although people can do something if they really put their minds to it, a single person can't do a lot, and seeing as most people in the world today aren't willing to give up their freedom for a chance to live on mars... i don't see it happening

[zander]

most people in the world today aren't willing to give up their freedom for a chance to live on mars.

Great tradeoff. :rolleyes:
I'd rather die than give up my freedom.

We'd have melted the Martian ice caps in no time though

Melting them will be necessary.

[Ze-Jamz]

Melting them will be necessary.

there is already a machine that melts the ice, but you need 3 fingers and be a mutant to activate it

[zander]

lol

[TomcatViP]

This actually is zeroing on why we still have not stepped on Mars: too much highly payed incompetents biding their time and their companies money filling stupid memo and charts. This is typical of the PowerPoint generation.

Maybe Mars is a prize that Humanity would received only once we are ready ? WHat do you think Raaaid ?

[raaaid]

i think space walks are probably faked so no point pondering going to mars

maybe the cosmic rays keep us from going to space, maybe theres a sky dome

in the past they pondered they would need a spaceship with 2m thick lead walls