How dor peeps feel about us funding the US to go to Mars?

[atkinsonr (Rich)]

$150m isn't much in gov terms. It's great that they're supporting the Aussie space industry.

Yes we should definitely be budgeting more to fix energy, Murray Darling and other drought / climate related issues.

[alpal]

Could We Terraform Mars?

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We already have the technology to bring humans safely to Mars and set up small settlements - or at least could do within a generation. But those settlements will need to be cocooned - shielded against the deadly cold, intense radiation, and the fatal lack of atmospheric pressure. Surely if we want to thrive on Mars – to make it into our second home – these settlers, or their descendants, will need to be able open the airlocks, shed their spacesuits, and step out onto a survivable surface. We’ll need to terraform Mars, as our first step in terraforming the galaxy.

[AndyG (Andy)]

Originally Posted by atkinsonr

$150m isn't much in gov terms.

Is that how little we're contributing? Sheesh. 2 years ago, I managed a $1m project in my lowly government position... and I'm literally nobody. $150m for an open ended, "blue sky" project is ok by me.

[sn1987a (Barry)]

$150 million will buy a Falcon Heavy launch right now with change. I formally volunteer to be the first man and Aussie on Mars. I obviously won't make it there alive but hey, space isn't for pussies.