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Topic: Not a worthwhile investment?
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NC Apollo Fan
Member Posts: 261
From: Belmont, NC USA
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 08-08-2003 01:51 PM
   
Not long ago CNN had a poll on whether or not we should carry out a manned expedition to Mars. I was rather dismayed by the results, as the vast majority felt that it would not be a worthwhile investment (something like 70-80% were opposed to it).Obviously public opinion can change dramatically given the right set of circumstances, but it struck me as being a sad comment on general interest in manned space exploration. One can always hope that the Chinese are serious about getting to the moon - perhaps that will stir the population into thinking that we should 'do them one better.' I was born in 1970 and thus have no recollection of Apollo - and now I wonder if we will make it to Mars in my lifetime. Did anyone else notice the poll? Were you as surprised as I was that interest was so low? Jonathan |
Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 08-08-2003 02:49 PM
That is sad. I would chalk it up to the fact that people are not confident that it would actually GET DONE and thereby see it as a monumental way to waste money. With the current crowd running NASA, it would probably end up costing $100 trillion, take 3 times longer than they said it would take and then be cancelled before it flew.[This message has been edited by Scott (edited August 08, 2003).] | |
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