Our space program has gone to ****.

[CochiseCowbell]

Sending astronauts to Mars just to bring them home in a few weeks or months is a waste of money. Sending colonists to Mars to stay permanently would be a very good idea to prolong the human race, just in case

Maybe the human race (in its current form) was never intended to out last Earth.

I'm not saying I completely believe this, but I'm two chapters shy of finishing C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy & felt compelled to post it.

Also, Sesh's post is spot on. And yes D@A, I am a nerd.

 

[xxxWalkTheDawg]

Check out this video.

Shows just how far away from the pad they actually are. Crank up the speakers before 15 seconds in: