ChrisSpace

Don't worry, the whole website is a cleverly-made troll/satire. It took a while for me to confirm that but now I'm sure.

Yay! I love alternate history!

Atomic Rockets explains off of this.

NASA's era of greatness is ending, so let's look at the other options: 1. As cute as this idea is, Russia is simply unable to develop large rocket systems with its failing economy and internal unrest. If things improve there, which they could, then perhaps this could be a good option. 2. I'm definitely going for SpaceX here. Once they develop full reusability, launch costs will be tenth-ed and space will be more accessible than ever. Let's just hope they succeed with this. 3. A very good option if it wasn't for a complete lack of cooperation due to political disagreements. China's economy could go either way, so it's hard to say how good an option they will be in the coming years and decades. But I like this idea. Also, a few backup plans you missed: 4. Orbital Sciences Corporation. Similar to SpaceX only less developed. They might be a good option further down the track. 5. The ESA. Right now it's facing the same problems as NASA, and it is being run by a loosely held together group of countries, so no. 6. India. Similar to China except less developed, but without as many political issues. Economically India is almost certain to keep on growing for decades to come, so I like this option. 7. Japan. Too many internal problems to focus on space, so no. 8. Virgin Galactic. They currently say they can get lunar tourism and transportation up by 2043, but their success rate says otherwise. YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES. Just so long at it doesn't all get scrapped like the Apollo program.

I once spent an entire hour looking at the official flat earth society wiki. They say their theory is true because it is the simplest. IT ADDS 3 NEW QUANTUM FORCES AND 7 OBJECTS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN OBSERVED. Edit: I forgot this isn't the 'thing that have made you facepalm' thread. I though they were the same thing.

Falcon Heavy wins. If it works.

It depends what we are talking about. If it's renewable energy, yes. If it's nuclear weapons, no.

Than digital media would replace physical paper media much faster. Also I would have a mob surrounding me right now. What if the internet never existed?

Liquid Helium.

If a black hole or neutron star was headed for our solar system, we would be able to see its effects and locate it decades before it did us any harm.

I get the reference! Now can I have 10 points?

They are both really dumb ideas. Your welcome.

So will this be 1, 2 or 3U? How big will it need to be to store the moss samples?

I get that typos and misinterpretations happen, but... Tensions rise between Donald Trump and Mexy Koe Seriously? Mexy Koe? Who wrote that article?

If you have near-infinite Dv you could reach orbit with a TWR of 1.00001

Fun fact: 0 is an infinitely small number

I haven't looked at the fanworks subforum in over a year, so I have no idea what's going on.

You really need to break this question up into 2 parts: Can anyone land humans on mars by 2030, and can NASA land humans on mars by 2030, if at all. First question is definitely a big yes. Second question is a big no. I'll explain the 2 big reasons why: 1. The only way NASA can get something like this done is with the funding and competition that comes with a space race. 2. There will be no second space race. If you have seen WaitButWhy's blog on SpaceX you will understand the first point. The space race was never about exploration, or the moon. It was all just about being better than this guy: Without America feeling 'threatened' by another nation surpassing them in their space capabilities, they think have no reason to continue expensive programs, let alone pour even more money into something like a mars mission. And because nobody else has landed on the moon [citation needed], the US still thinks they are unrivalled in their space capability, even though they are not. The second point is quite simple to explain: the USSR had better space capabilities at the start of the space race. Today there is no nation that has a higher capability in space than the US did in 1969-1972. Until another nation lands on the moon or beyond, the US will still think of themselves as the most powerful in their space capabilities, hence they will not feel 'threatened' as they did in the 50s and 60s, hence there will be no space race. And Russia has too many things it needs to focus on here on earth, such as a bad economy, to try again. And china is just... slow. It's super heavy launch vehicle is set to have its maiden flight in 2028, by which point SpaceX will have planted it's flag on mars ages ago. NASA might get bragging rights by helping SpaceX, though. *FACEPALM* Okay, wow, where do I begin? The Apollo program was all done with very primitive technology. Like, so primitive that travelling to the moon had only just become possible ('steampunk space program' fans might disagree with me on that one). There was no reusability, no ISRU, inefficient and expensive fuels were used, the only rocket-building metals were really heavy, and almost all the calculations had to be done manually. It's no wonder it cost a sixth of a trillion dollars! If China or someone did it today, the cost could easily be halved or thrided. And that's not even including the studies and reports that full reusability could take off 90% of the cost! You simply can't compare our situation today with the space cavemen of the 1960s. SpaceX could easily begin to send people to mars. It would be the single most expensive programme in the company's history, but with full reusability, lightweight materials technology and in-situ fuel producing, it can easily be done. Also remember that SpaceX will be wealthier in the 2020s than it is now.

I'm more annoyed at the 'nukes solve everything' thing in sci-fi movies. Huge asteroid going to impact the earth? Nuke it! (Deep Impact/Armageddon) The sun's energy output is dropping and the earth is freezing? Nuke it! (Sunshine) Transdimenional rift is letting in gigantic monsters? Nuke it! (Pacific Rim) Earth's core has stopped spinning? Nuke it! (The Core) And so many more...

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Is there anything out at Uranus and Neptune that we don't have any closer?

It's a rock. A rock. It's a rock. I don't even know what to say now.

I agree that we should make more of an effort to stay on-topic. So here's a thing my friend said the other day: Talking: It's easier said than done.

I don't think the article addresses one of the most obvious points: SpaceX You see, M1's entire plan revolves around using SpaceX rockets and spacecraft for their mars colony. But in WaitButWhy's SpaceX blog, it specifically stated that 'Elon doesn't believe in Mars One'. Translation: The company that is supposed to be supplying the rockets doesn't even think the project will work. Also remember that SpaceX is working on its own mars colony project, which would make M1's colony obsolete by far. So SpaceX isn't going to help Mars One, leaving them with no other options for suitable launch vehicles that won't cost a bajillion dollars. Also it forgets the whole 'Mars One's colonists would die after 68 days' thing.

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