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Ok, call me a cynic if you will, but with the well documented problems in the US space program (dating back to Challenger), it just seems mighty coincidental to me that they were able to get the rover there, fully functional, and for this mission to be as successful as it has been.
So I ask, like many did during the Moon mission in '69: do you think that the rover is really on Mars? Or is this a governmental way of pouring more funding into the dilapidated and antiquated Space program?
I know, I know...you'll call me paranoid, but this just doesn't smell right. Reminds me kinda of "Wag The Dog" with Dustin Hoffman and Robert DeNiro. (excellent movie, BTW). Does this not smell right to any of you? There are obvious political implications here that are better discussed elsewhere, but the discussion of are we really on Mars or the Mojave belongs right here.
So happy Friday and have at it!
So I ask, like many did during the Moon mission in '69: do you think that the rover is really on Mars? Or is this a governmental way of pouring more funding into the dilapidated and antiquated Space program?
I know, I know...you'll call me paranoid, but this just doesn't smell right. Reminds me kinda of "Wag The Dog" with Dustin Hoffman and Robert DeNiro. (excellent movie, BTW). Does this not smell right to any of you? There are obvious political implications here that are better discussed elsewhere, but the discussion of are we really on Mars or the Mojave belongs right here.
So happy Friday and have at it!