Qwark said: When we figure out how to pay for it and when there are actual added benefits of sending humans to Mars outside of it having a big technological dick as a country. We can do many things already with the drones we send to Mars, so what do we really need humans for on Mars to figure out. |
It's not just about ego, the tech developed for space missions helps a lot on Earth as well.
And yeah compared to spending on killing each other.... $750 billion that goes to the Department of Defense and $21 billion that goes to NASA.
If that was reversed we might already have scale-able fusion technology which will provide enough energy and knowledge to create strong magnetic fields.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/19/google-chevron-invest-in-fusion-startup-tae-technologies.html
Google and Chevron were part of a $250 million funding raise announced Tuesday for TAE Technologies, a nuclear fusion startup with an unconventional strategy that has now raised a total of $1.2 billion.
Priorities are upside down
1. War
2. Space dick
3. Save the planet (or rather our way of life)