I thought this was pretty awesome. I obviously wouldn't get my hopes up yet but still, exciting stuff.

http://www.eurasiareview.com/03042012-r ... -missions/

That's amazing. I want to see this actually work.

This is incredible, I really hope they pull it off.

I don't really see why people are so obsessed with doing these things, I mean, what will flying through space achieve? Are the expecting to reach the end of an expanding universe? Or are they looking for aliens? I seriously don't get it. Besides that, we haven't even fully discovered out own planet yet, so the 'Space Race' seems kinda stupid, considering there is no finish.

Lympha wrote:I don't really see why people are so obsessed with doing these things, I mean, what will flying through space achieve? Are the expecting to reach the end of an expanding universe? Or are they looking for aliens? I seriously don't get it. Besides that, we haven't even fully discovered out own planet yet, so the 'Space Race' seems kinda stupid, considering there is no finish.

They do it to learn, they do it because it's interesting. Creating faster and more efficient means of space travel is very useful, as it setting up bases on planets. Not only is it extremely exciting for us, and especially for the people involved, it could actually be useful some day.

I'm so happy that space travel is still continuing.

Lympha wrote:I don't really see why people are so obsessed with doing these things, I mean, what will flying through space achieve? Are the expecting to reach the end of an expanding universe? Or are they looking for aliens? I seriously don't get it. Besides that, we haven't even fully discovered out own planet yet, so the 'Space Race' seems kinda stupid, considering there is no finish.

You're seriously the most irritating person on this forum.

I think this is great, if it's true. I'd love to know what we could learn from exploring other planets.

P2k wrote:

Lympha wrote:I don't really see why people are so obsessed with doing these things, I mean, what will flying through space achieve? Are the expecting to reach the end of an expanding universe? Or are they looking for aliens? I seriously don't get it. Besides that, we haven't even fully discovered out own planet yet, so the 'Space Race' seems kinda stupid, considering there is no finish.

They do it to learn, they do it because it's interesting. Creating faster and more efficient means of space travel is very useful, as it setting up bases on planets. Not only is it extremely exciting for us, and especially for the people involved, it could actually be useful some day.

I'm so happy that space travel is still continuing.

What would space travel be useful for in your opinion?

And Garrus, if you don't have any argumentation on your statements, please fuck off when I'm expressing my opinions.

Lympha wrote:

P2k wrote:

Lympha wrote:I don't really see why people are so obsessed with doing these things, I mean, what will flying through space achieve? Are the expecting to reach the end of an expanding universe? Or are they looking for aliens? I seriously don't get it. Besides that, we haven't even fully discovered out own planet yet, so the 'Space Race' seems kinda stupid, considering there is no finish.

They do it to learn, they do it because it's interesting. Creating faster and more efficient means of space travel is very useful, as it setting up bases on planets. Not only is it extremely exciting for us, and especially for the people involved, it could actually be useful some day.

I'm so happy that space travel is still continuing.

What would space travel be useful for in your opinion?

And Garrus, if you don't have any argumentation on your statements, please fuck off when I'm expressing my opinions.

The earth is running out both resources and space. At the rate we're populating and expanding, space travel and other planets will one day be essential, whether it's useful now or not. So, breakthroughs like these are very exiting for the future.

And I really don't see how people can't like the idea of space travel, it's just so bad-ass.

I have no idea who this Lympha is, but he sure seems like an idiot.

This sounds awesome. Just the idea of seeing the outer limits of our solar system sounds fantastic.

Hopefully that black hole tech won't take forever, and soon we'll be able to cross space for a sandwich.

I remember reading once that we could be colonising Mars by 2060. That'll be so awesome!

Slashed wrote:I have no idea who this Lympha is, but he sure seems like an idiot.

That's a pretty mean thing to say man, I agree that space travel is awesome, but look at the billions and billions of dollars spent into it. It's awesome that someone was able to walk on the moon, but what's the point of it. A few minutes of enjoyment on TV and expansion of the American ego? We're already in a economical crisis, and people spend a fortune on this...
Sorry, but I am just very cynical about this.

It's more of an observation by Slashed. Your posts this past week were quite irritating and he's just pointing that out as (yet another) verbal warning.

Slashed, Lympha is Breezy; the guy we banned for a month but brought back a week early because we thought he'd suffered enough. Heh..


This is really awesome, I wonder if I can see the day that we're colonising other planets like Sway mentioned; that would be incredibly profitable for the world in many ways. And perhaps for another world if we can get far enough. Space travel basically increases our chances of finding new resources for the future and its increasing demand.

Instead of mining inhabited regions like our own earth for needed minerals we can mine on other planets because they're not inhabited anyway. Space travel also gives us more room to grow and develop. Yes, both of the reasons I mentioned are long term goals, but I reckon they're pretty damn good reasons to keep investing in space travel like we do now.

Lympha wrote:

Slashed wrote:I have no idea who this Lympha is, but he sure seems like an idiot.

That's a pretty mean thing to say man, I agree that space travel is awesome, but look at the billions and billions of dollars spent into it. It's awesome that someone was able to walk on the moon, but what's the point of it. A few minutes of enjoyment on TV and expansion of the American ego? We're already in a economical crisis, and people spend a fortune on this...
Sorry, but I am just very cynical about this.

They hardly spend a fortune on it relative to what is spent in other areas. Stopping the space program is not going to provide a massive boost to other economical problems; in fact, it'd barely help at all. Their budget is minimal in comparison to what is being put into charities, wars and economies.

I don't even understand what you're talking about when you say a boost to the American ego. This is a Russian development, America stopped backing this a while back because they didn't feel it would go anywhere. This is not for pride, it's for expansion. It's a legitimate project that is going to help future generations cope with population and resource crisis'.

It's awesome, it's not a economical problem, and it's beneficial for the future. It's exciting, because it's new and something we have never had the ability to do before. It's a massive leap in technological ability. Don't shun it because you think you'd be able to solve all our problems with the money that's being put into it; no-one could.

Scourge wrote:

Lympha wrote:

Slashed wrote:I have no idea who this Lympha is, but he sure seems like an idiot.

That's a pretty mean thing to say man, I agree that space travel is awesome, but look at the billions and billions of dollars spent into it. It's awesome that someone was able to walk on the moon, but what's the point of it. A few minutes of enjoyment on TV and expansion of the American ego? We're already in a economical crisis, and people spend a fortune on this...
Sorry, but I am just very cynical about this.

They hardly spend a fortune on it relative to what is spent in other areas. Stopping the space program is not going to provide a massive boost to other economical problems; in fact, it'd barely help at all. Their budget is minimal in comparison to what is being put into charities, wars and economies.

I don't even understand what you're talking about when you say a boost to the American ego. This is a Russian development, America stopped backing this a while back because they didn't feel it would go anywhere. This is not for pride, it's for expansion. It's a legitimate project that is going to help future generations cope with population and resource crisis'.

It's awesome, it's not a economical problem, and it's beneficial for the future. It's exciting, because it's new and something we have never had the ability to do before. It's a massive leap in technological ability. Don't shun it because you think you'd be able to solve all our problems with the money that's being put into it; no-one could.

I understand it might not be a very noticeable amount of money compared to the debt America is currently, but it's still a lot of money and it seems unethical to me to spend that on rocket ships, but that's just my opinion.

And for the American ego part, this might be Russian, but I was referring to Neil Armstrong, who happened to be an American.

Lympha wrote:I understand it might not be a very noticeable amount of money compared to the debt America is currently, but it's still a lot of money and it seems unethical to me to spend that on rocket ships, but that's just my opinion.

And for the American ego part, this might be Russian, but I was referring to Neil Armstrong, who happened to be an American.

Again, the money isn't going to be put to a better use elsewhere, and it's being done for a cause beneficial to the entire human race. It's not unethical.

As for your reference to Neil Armstrong, I don't see how you can possibly refer to his feat as nothing more than a bolster to the American ego. It wasn't, it was a universal achievement, and was a massive step forward in space travel, something which is extremely important for future generations.

Not to mention, this current breakthrough isn't really very relevant to that event which took place in the Cold War, and so is nothing to do with ego.