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Offline Elderberry

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What it would actually take to get to Mars by 2020 Short answer: a time machine
« on: April 27, 2017, 06:59:46 pm »
Popular Science By Sarah Fecht posted Apr 24th, 2017

Today, during a phone call with astronaut Peggy Whitson on the International Space Station, President Trump joked that he hoped NASA would land astronauts on Mars by the end of his first term in 2020.

Obviously, this timeline is completely unreasonable for an agency that's already running behind on its plan to get to Mars by the 2030s. Getting to Mars is going to be incredibly difficult, with a lot of moving pieces that all need to fit together seamlessly.

Here's a to-do list of just some of the things NASA would need to get done by 2020:

More: http://www.popsci.com/trump-mars-2020
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Offline Cripplecreek

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Re: What it would actually take to get to Mars by 2020 Short answer: a time machine
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2017, 07:14:34 pm »
We need to live and gain experience on the moon first.

Plus the advantages of the moon as a jumping off point for deeper space.
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Re: What it would actually take to get to Mars by 2020 Short answer: a time machine
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2017, 07:15:14 pm »
I would not be surprised we already have a colony there that is kept under wraps. Too many space station videos of strangecraft moving through space.
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Re: What it would actually take to get to Mars by 2020 Short answer: a time machine
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2017, 07:46:58 pm »
everytime Trump says something dumb it's made into him telling a joke
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