Humans to Mars is (currently) not possible
Executive Summary: I love science-fiction as much (perhaps
more) than most people, but am shocked whenever I hear politicians, or YouTube fan-boys, claim that Earth will be sending humans to Mars anytime soon. IMHO, our desires
are currently limited by the mathematics laid down by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky as it
pertains to chemical rockets. We will go nowhere, other than our moon, until we develop a fission or fusion drive.
This article is not finished (I have been called away to deal with other more-pressing issues)
Mars flight Q & A
- Will Humans put humans on Mars before 2199?
- I doubt it.
- Will Americans put humans on Mars before China?
- I doubt it. Capitalistic English speaking societies rarely do anything unless (1) there is money to be made (2) military use (3) political pride. The USA only went to the Moon to beat the Russians. After 6 successful landings, American politicians lost interest, then cancelled the remaining flights. No government funding was ever made available to go back to the moon until China announced their intention to place taikonauts on the moon before 2030.
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Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.