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Originally Posted by leon
A total wast of money, spend it on the poor and homeless. 
Mars is totally inhabitable so why would some one spend so much money on a desolate dry dusty piece of rock, it really is beyond me 
It is just stupid that anyone here on this forum agrees with this idea of planting a human on this rock.
The billions spent could feed millions of starving people it is about time some one got it right
And i really don't care if that stupid rover they sent up there died, so would we all 
Leon  |
Mmm, so going by that thinking would you also say the moon landings were a waste of money?! What about all the spin offs from these investments? I respect your view but find it surprising for an astronomer.
There will always be disadvantaged/poor people on earth so I guess we will never get a chance to space travel then?
We explore because we are curious (what a waste of our advanced civilization if we never explore). Gaining knowledge from these endeavours is priceless.