tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post8597221127735915352..comments2023-07-14T07:42:45.273-05:00Comments on Beam Me Up - Science & Science Fiction news: Manned Trip to Mars Impossible with Current TechBeam Me Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-54762872931715743412013-06-04T12:44:31.176-05:002013-06-04T12:44:31.176-05:00Same reason we still use internal combustion engin...Same reason we still use internal combustion engines Kall. We all KNOW there is something better out there but will not justify the expense of switching over. Human nature. Look at how long it took the average household to install simple florescent lighting!Beam Me Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-11711326992701908202013-06-03T08:48:17.508-05:002013-06-03T08:48:17.508-05:00Last I heard the only people working on the IOn dr...Last I heard the only people working on the IOn drive were on their own. Why we insist on sitting on top of a giant bomb is beyond me. <br />kallamishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387052990728026975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-53243579631409612062013-06-03T00:25:04.575-05:002013-06-03T00:25:04.575-05:00I agree, that is why I qualified it...chemical roc...I agree, that is why I qualified it...chemical rocket on a balistic trajectory ain't gonna get it done with mars as far as man goes. If they were serious they would throw some money at the ION engine that could get us there in weeks an very little chance of damage from radiation. But you got to accept the fact that we just don't have it yet Beam Me Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-77776406480919280952013-05-31T22:59:27.049-05:002013-05-31T22:59:27.049-05:00Bull. Maybe if they would listen to anyone and sta...Bull. Maybe if they would listen to anyone and start researching how to made the hydrogen drive more usable and powerful this wouldn't be a problem. Sitting on top of a massive fracking bomb for launch isn't a good idea to begin with, and we use the same thing to travel through space with. Time to get our heads out of our asses, and start looking at other ways that don't deafen half kallamishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387052990728026975noreply@blogger.com