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EdwardHeisler

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Will The Trump Administration Change Course And Go To Mars?

The following is an excerpt from my Mars paper:

WILL THE TRUMP ADMINSTRATION CHANGE COURSE AND GO TO MARS?

  Is Donald Trump a firm supporter of human space exploration beyond the Moon and is he well versed on NASA’s activities and space travel in general?   Perhaps if NASA proposed building a Mars wall with Trump’s name emblazoned on it to keep out Chinese Mars explorers he might come around.  Trump is illiterate on space travel matters.

Trump asked astronaut Peggy Whitson when would it be possible for NASA to send humans to Mars.   Whitson told Trump that a NASA human expedition to Mars might be possible in the 2030’s.   Trump responded:   Well, try and do it during my first term, or at worst during my second term so we’ll have to speed that up a little, OK?”

Trump announced his executive order reestablishing the National Space Council with one of our favorite astronauts and a member of the Mars Society Steering Committee at his side, Buzz Aldrin.   During this news conference Trump explained to Buzz Aldrin,  in a listen and learn moment, that “space” was vital to the success of the Apollo Moon landings.   You see, without space, you can’t have space travel!

Trump informed Aldrin that “At some point in the future, we’re going to look back and say, how did we do it, go to the Moon, without space?”   Trump than asked Buzz:   “There’s a lot of room out there right?:   Aldrin replied:  “To infinity and beyond.”   Working his brain in overdrive Trump took the conversation to the next scientific level exclaiming:  “This is infinity here.  It could be infinity.  We don’t really know.   But it could be!  It has to be something …. but it could be infinity, right?”

TRUMP MADE AN HONORARY MEMBER OF AN EARTH STUDY SOCIETY!

In recognition of Trumps understanding of and appreciation of scientific endeavors an organization involved in the study of our planet granted Trump honorary membership in their society earlier this year. 

John Davis, the Secretary of the Society publicly announced:   “Universities have a history of granting honorary degrees to men of great significance.   Therefore I’m suggesting that this Society make Donald J. Trump a lifetime honorary member of the Zetetic Council of the Flat Earth Society.

In response a member of the Flat Earth Society commented on their discussion board:   “I totally agree.   I think that Trump has the qualities needed to be a flattie.”   Another Flat Earth member chimed in:   “Perhaps someone should propose a flat Earth curriculum be taught at Trump University”.

Last edited by EdwardHeisler (2017-11-02 20:44:17)

GW Johnson

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Re: Will The Trump Administration Change Course And Go To Mars?

I think the nomination of Bridenstine as NASA administrator means 3 things:  (1) partial destruction of NASA's research efforts in climate change,  (2) less funding and cooperation with new space ,  and much more funding of old space,  and (3) NASA gives up on men-to-Mars for our lifetimes in favor of a return to the moon,  starting with that "Gateway" space station,  which is the only beyond-LEO location that SLS/Orion can really reach.

So, NO,  I don't think the Trump administration will support going to Mars.  They may talk like they will,  but they will do nothing. 

GW

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SpaceNut

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Re: Will The Trump Administration Change Course And Go To Mars?

Trump passed the buck to Pence and the National Space council.. so not expecting anything more unless its to do with money coming from the administration....
Sadly Mars may be bumped unless Space x can do it by shaming Nasa by getting to the moon first....

Mars_B4_Moon

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Re: Will The Trump Administration Change Course And Go To Mars?

The Sunday Read: ‘Can Humans Endure the Psychological Torment of Mars?’
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/10/podc … -nasa.html

Biden’s tax proposals would hurt commercial space
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/ … ial-space/

NASA wants to come up with a new clock for the moon, where seconds tick away faster
https://nypost.com/2024/04/03/us-news/n … -for-moon/

in other news

GOP Representative Tells Fox News That Trump Donors Know He’ll Spend Their Money on Legal Fees Because ‘He’s Being Persecuted’
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/gop-represent … 02298.html

and What happened to the humor of 'The Onion'?
https://www.theonion.com/

a lot at MSNBC really dislike Trump...and Trump can kind of be offensive with his statements or tweets but maybe they kind of almost hate him? Karl Rove is from the era of Bush junior, he is an American Republican party and lobbyist. Karl Rove rips Trump for labeling Jan 6th rioters as hostages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjwjL1a4Tzs

Another thing we have seen in recent years in the growth of Alternative media, Fox would be considered mainstream while sites like TruthSocial as considered by some as 'Alt' or Trumpist fanatics depending on who you ask. Alt sites and Alt media have grown as much of the internet banned Trump, Alt-media are media sources that differ from established or dominant types of media, in the Bush junior years Alt-media were described as open publishing journalism sites such as Indymedia, or humor sites like 'TheOnion' in modern years 'The Babylon Bee' seems to have filled the role TheOnion once had.

people and news articles can claim Trump and Biden also have support but

the mainstream political candidates, the two are most disliked on both political sides are also running for office

MSNBC also spends some time Telsa bashing saying EV's may fail but don't really push that same criticism at other car companies