NASA lander in OK shape, photo caught Mars landing

memyselfandi wrote:

I'm not a scientist, but the article says "Winter will set in later this year at its landing site and likely will cover the lander with frost"
Don't you need moisture in order to get frost? And if there is moisture, there is water....right?

ummmmm wrote:

That is a lot of money that could have been used to improve gas efficiency.
Repay IOU's to social security, offset the cost of the housing crisis, pay for more body armor in Iraq.
I am glad we are this smart, to land something on a distant planet - but what good is it when we are destroying this one?

laughs wrote:

Yeah, and Queen Isabella should have shut down Columbus too; I'm sure there were better uses for the money in Spain at the time.

M-O-R wrote:

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I agree. NASA is a waste of time and money. There are more important problems on earth to throw money at, if our Govt. was so inclined. Close down NASA now! Over $17 billion was tossed out into space in 2007! To what end?

M-O-R wrote:

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I agree. NASA is a waste of time and money. There are more important problems on earth to throw money at, if our Govt. was so inclined. Close down NASA now! Over $17 billion was tossed out into space in 2007! To what end?

NASA Supporter wrote:

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To what end??? How do the following items appeal to you:
1) Tangible benefits such as new materials, new manufacturing techniques, new medicines, etc.
2) Unquestioned benefit of employment for tens of thousands of Americans in a worthy endeavor.
3) Expanding the knowledge of humanity, and our understanding of the universe.
4) Improving our ability to detect and deflect or destroy incoming space objects that could potentially cause great damage and catastrophic loss of life, or even destroy the entire planet.
5) Improve technology towards the day when we are able to leave earth and colonize other planets, so when someone inevitably does something stupid and destroys the earth, the human race has a chance to survive.
This was an easy list of five items, there are several more I could mention if I had more time. In a government that throws money around on countless worthless projects, NASA is an example of something amazing that the government has been able to accomplish, with a miniscule budget (when compared with the rest of the government programs).

M-O-R wrote:

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Your point?

M-O-R wrote:

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I agree. NASA is a waste of time and money. There are more important problems on earth to throw money at, if our Govt. was so inclined. Close down NASA now! Over $17 billion was tossed out into space in 2007! To what end?

M-O-R wrote:

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I agree. NASA is a waste of time and money. There are more important problems on earth to throw money at, if our Govt. was so inclined. Close down NASA now! Over $17 billion was tossed out into space in 2007! To what end?

Jay wrote:

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We spend that much in 60 days in Iraq.
"Tossed out into space", eh? Any clue what the first "A" stands for?
Yeah, we wouldn't want any of that spinoff from NASA like kidney dialysis methods, remote sensing, aircraft noise abatement, insulation technology for your car, engine firewalls, CAT scans, modern databases, cordless tools, physical therapy equipment, zeolites, non-invasive ultrasound heart monitors, air filters, pill cameras, CMOS cameras, water purification, oil spill cleanup, solar electric panels, police spike strips, lightning tracking, handsfree headsets, running shoes, LASIK instruments, cockpit weather systems, aircraft de-icing, eye tracking for quadriplegics, fresh produce... the limit here is 3000 characters and I'm just getting warmed up here...
Nah.