Symphony of Science - The Case for Mars! (ft. Zubrin, Sagan, Cox & Boston)

[Ian David]

Run time: 04:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ5sWfhkpE0   Posted on YouTube: June 03, 2010 By YouTube Member: melodysheep Views on YouTube: 307   Posted on DU: June 03, 2010 By DU Member: Ian David Views on DU: 819

 
Hat-tip to: http://twitter.com/snipeyhead/status/15348327929

[breadandwine]

1. Thanks for this Ian David. I don't know how to put videos on home page but here's a longer one --

all about Zubrin and his direct-to-Mars in 10 years plan, very exciting and informative---

The Mars Underground

(This belongs on the home page too) --



Mars Underground Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YepDf8YtF1I



The Mars Underground

Part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3REZZWeWcU

Part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiPU6Xvrq44

Part 3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHhp1aLiSio

Part 4:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLfFnK8w0Wc

Part 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-XKNK2Eja0





And see my thread on this ---



http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8397882


And please kindly post there too, folks.



The bottom line: Zubrin figured out how to get to Mars on NASA's existing budget by "living off the land," using Mars resources such as its atmosphere to provide oxygen and fuel for the return voyage so the whole round trip will be much less expensive and heavy. If we are already spending on NASA to build "The Space Station To Nowhere" why don't we instead go to Mars and inspire the imagination of the young as Kennedy did? It can be done in only 10 years using technology already developed.


From the video --


12:59 in ---

Zubrin:

"We decided to do Mars the way Lewis and Clark did America. Use local resources. Travel light. Live off the land."


Zubrin 2:30 into the video:

“Mars is the next logical step in our space program. It's the challenge that's been staring us in the face for the past thirty years. It's the planet that's most like the Earth. It's the planet that has on it the resources needed to support life and therefore someday technological civilization.”

[daleanime]

2. Oh yea...

:bounce:

[Richd506]

3. Brian Cox is on my facebook

[patrick t. cakes]

4. Maaaaaaaars is a world of wonder

with nothing to breath and nothing to eat.

(I kid; i liked this):fistbump:

[suzanner]

5. there's always one who has to spoil it for everybody else

-that's how we end up with Dutch Elm disease, Boxelder bugs, earthworms, dandelions, creeping charlie, zebra mussels, and hundreds of other things that don't belong. I just think we should invest more time and effort to improve stuff here and let the professionals handle going to Mars, another place to eventually spoil.