E.Laureti wrote:
Only we can get to and from Mars with a human crew
I'd be satisfied with an automated return mission.
Think about it:
Humans can perform the work of a "Mars Rover" in a tiny fraction
of the time. Humans walk *Oodles* fast than those damn things
move. They cover a disappointingly small amount of ground. But...
They'd be stuck on their feet. They're not going to have a cart
to drive around on, a 4-wheeler or anything. If that were possible
why note just send a lander that size, with that speed and those capabilities? It would be infinitely easier and cheaper.
No food.
No water.
No humans.
Think of how much LESS weight, size & cost you'd need eliminating
all that, and going with a robotic version!
Buzz around HUNDREDS of miles, maybe THOUSANDS instead of the 20
that Curiosity managed over an entire DECADE!
Yes: 20 miles per decade!
A little less, actually. It took it just over 12 years to go less
than 20.5 miles.
So humans can walk about 4 mph, call it 2 mph with all that gear,
so two humans can cover the same ground in five hour.
Five hours compared to 12 years!
So you're not wrong. But the proverbial "Quantum Leap" could be
achieved with a larger, faster, more capable rover.
We can build a vehicle that can cover 10 or 100 times the
distance in a fraction of the time. And THAT is likely a far
simpler and cheaper and safer than sending humans, AND it would
be another step (more lessons) towards a really successful
manned mission.
On 3/18/25 8:28 AM, E.Laureti wrote:
So you're not wrong. But the proverbial "Quantum Leap" could be
achieved with a larger, faster, more capable rover.
We can build a vehicle that can cover 10 or 100 times the
distance in a fraction of the time. And THAT is likely a far
simpler and cheaper and safer than sending humans, AND it would
be another step (more lessons) towards a really successful
manned mission.
really i don't uderstand of what propulsion you speak.
It you want ... write here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9M730_Burevestnik
There have been test flights already.
It's a cruise missile with unlimited range. Launch in Antarctica,
take out London or Beijing.
If we eliminate the countless billions being laundered in the
Ukraine, not to mention all the insane give-aways already uncovered
by DOGE, we can afford even a manned mission! I'm just saying that
we could achieve a quantum leap in space exploration even without
sending people -- and we can do it for a lot cheaper. PLUS, it
doesn't exclude an eventual manned mission, it's laying the
groundwork for a bigger & better manned mission!
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