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Wow, my niece was born under a full moon a few months ago.  I guess it wasn't coincidence.   Come to think of it, no human that I know of has been completely seperated from the tidal forces of the Earth-Moon-Sun system.  There's no telling what subtle ways the tidal forces affect our bodies.  Has anyone done research or raised red flags about how the body might perform outside the tidal system we exist in?

I think that's why I don't watch much sci-fi, I can't stand those dark, overly metallic sets.  Thinking that the future is going to look like that is depressing.  The environment needs to be uplifting to the spirit not a destroyer of it.

Thanks for clearing that up Mars Hotel.  I definately support manned missions over robotic ones whenever it's possible. I think we really need to strive to develop the necessary technologies that will allow us to live and prosper in space. As for the water recycling question, I'd put down a few bucks that they're cheating and not drinking the recycled water if they do in fact recycle it.  Water recycling is one of the things that's always made me think twice about wanting to take extended trips into space.  I guess you'd just have to force yourself not to think about where the water came from when you drink it.

*wipes tear from eye* well said Josh!

Yeah, unfortunately, all plans of the Saturn V have been scrapped.  There's supposedly a museum somewhere that has a set but said museum is unable to find them, and I heard that one set was donated to a paper drive to be recycled back into pulp.  I can't believe the absolute stupidity of it all, anybody who would just trash those drawings deserves to be slapped around, I mean sheesh, I think even my half-retarded dog could understand the historical and technical significance of those things.  Not to mention the expense that was incurred in just designing them only to have them thrown out!
      If there was a spacecraft that I wish would have all of its plans ground into pulp, it'd have to be the space shuttle.  Yeah, have plans ground into pulp, then have roof cave in on space shuttles.  and voila, perhaps we'd have something more efficient to fly to space with.  Anyways, very tragic what happened to those Russian workers on the Buran building's roof. 

I was always under the impression that the Planetary Society was more interested in promoting robotic exploration over manned space exploration.  I guess I could get a clue and maybe visit their website before I die, but I don't know, to be honest, and I probably deserve a good roast for saying it, I'm more interested in promoting the development and colonization of space than I am of science exploration (don't get me wrong, I love the science to!).  So Mars Society would probably be a better choice if I just wasn't such a #### cheapskate.   But at least you shamed me into not exploiting such organizations for free pictures in the future.

I'm more open to the possibility that Mars could be thriving with life after the discovery of that water.  I think that's pretty much why I wanted to know if people would risk drinking it without knowing if potentially deadly bacteria lurked in it.  I'd probably take my chances, but I wouldn't want to drink it if its full of sand though.
     To reply to Cindy's post, I really can't see an asteroid colony growing or sustaining itself very well either.  I think about the only practical reason to do establish one would be as a science outpost in some place where you would need very good shielding from radiation.

It makes sense that it would.  It would probably behave just a tad like gelatin.  All this talk of big waves and jumps from impossible heights has me convinced that going to Mars is worth it just to go swimming.

I think track and field sports could find a new audience on Mars.  They're boring as #### to watch on Earth but just imagine watching that pole vaulter toss themselves to heights that only athletes on Earth could dream of.  We might have to ban javelin throwing events though.  It could be a short lived event if they threw them a little to good and through the walls of the dome. 

I think any sport that involves a ball would be ten times more entertaining on Mars than on Earth.  Imagine how far you could throw and kick them.   

Come to think of it, I bet ice skating could be a popular sport on Mars.  You wouldn't really have to construct anything elaborate except for a pool.   You wouldn't have to plant any grass or manufacture any plastic substitutes,  and on top of that it could stay cold so there'd be less energy expenditure. 
Yep, I think ice skating could become the official sport of Mars.

Oh man, I hope they find salt on Mars.  Those are going to be bland veggies without salt to spice them up.

I'm to much of a cheapskate to join anything even though I did somehow manage to become a member of the Planetary Society when I wrote them asking for some pictures of Neptune (I was like 10) and lo and behold!  Not only did I get a heap of pictures but I got subscribed to their Planetary Report to.  I got it for a whole year for free!  Of course, now that I'm about 2% more mature I realize that one can't support a cause by just taking freebies and not paying up even though I'm thinking of writing them again for some more free pictures. 

I think both the political left and right have its fair share of pro-space supporters and detractors.  I know a lot of rightist anti-tax people who seem to have a contradictory love of NASA.  I also know a lot of big government loving peeps who think the concept of flying into space is the dumbest idea since pet rocks, so in my unscientific opinion, I think the split is pretty even.

Hey!  Don't go raining on my little parade, I'm having a bad day and I just can't take anymore pessimism.  So yes #### it, Zubrin is right on and I don't care what anybody says, so I think I'll start writing my chapter in the Holy Book of Zubrin worship, the one where Zubrin rains down fire on unbelievers to smite them for their lack of faith!