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Hi Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is an unfortunate fact that we have to spend money on the military. Without the protection that our military and allied military offers, we would be highly vulnerable to be over run by less scrupulous nations.
It is a necessary evil.
However technology in times of war advances at a much accelerated rate.
This can be a good thing.
I do partly agree with war being a bad thing but there have been spin-offs. Necessity is the mother of invention. We need that military spending because we are forced into it.
Space exploration is another matter where man is driven to research solutions. Technological advances have been made that few people seem to know anything about.
Example: The non-stick coating on cookware is just one. It was like a side catch when scientists needed to develope a solid type of lubricant.
This Mars vehicle has much of my interest. Considering that earlier vehicles collected dust on the solar panels and eventually stopped.
When a new item is released, be it a lipstick or a new rocket to Mars, It displays its shortcomings. Modifications are made and the next one is better. That is progress.
I still remember a post I submitted a year ago. Newspaper article "Man to walk on Mars in the 2030 decade.
I can not see it coming to fruition but I have hope. This Mars mission is one of many steps to that goal.
BTW when is this payload expected to arrive on Mars?
May this Mars Mission teach us more.
Cheers
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