After 7 months and 500 million kilometres, the Emirates Mars Mission has to endure 27 nail-biting minutes of engine burn The United Arab Emirates' "Hope" probe is due to reach Mars orbit tomorrow (9 February) and give engineers and scientists their very own 27 minutes of tension. Before the science can begin, the probe must fire its engines in order to drop into orbit. The spacecraft's six engines are expected to run for 27 minutes from 1930 GST …
"As a species we need to get off this rock just in case dint what to be a dinosaur"
They naysayers would say stop "wasting" money on space research when we need it down here to feed starving children/save the planet/fight climate change and so on. To which I would reply, every child leaves home eventually, this is Mankind's home and we really should start thinking seriously about leaving it!
I think we should do both.
There are many ways of saving many children that can be done but aren't. They don't cost much either. Ending wars, clean drinking water, non exploitive trade that may cost more than buying from subsidised china but actually pays a living wage to a family in a poor country. As has been seen we can do space too. need to develop more propellent technology & start biospheres in space like in the start of silent running
https://youtu.be/p69lEMn0I8k?t=19
many ways of saving many children that can be done but aren't
Getting the Government of the country of the children that need to be saved to take responsibility would be a good first step. Ask yourself and others why Oxfam is still here after 78 years. Has nothing been learnt in that time other than there are an inordinate number of people willing to give money while [insert despot here] visits global arms fairs and spends his country's wealth.
Let’s get to the moon again before I die
How would you feel about being propelled directly into the surface? Quite precisely satisfies your requirements and needs less fuel with not slowing down to get into orbit, or for the return journey. Two birds, one stone and all.
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