The Future of Mars

It will be 6 years on January 4th when the first rover landed on Mars followed by the second on the 25th of January. Spirt and Opportunity were originally slated for a 90 day operation each. I cannot believe and I am certain that all the engineers that worked on the original design probably cannot believe that these land rovers are still in operation after all these years. How does a remote vehicle designed for a maximum 90 day operation running on a temporary battery and solar panels still operate after all these years? Spirit has travelled 7.7 Kilometers and Opportunity has travelled 18.9 Kilometers. This does not seem like a long distance in almost 6 years but I can just imagine how much science has been completed within this short distance travelled. It was less than 2 months after the first landing that one of the rovers discovered that water was present on Mars at one point. After almost 6 years there has not been any evidence found of previously living organisms as far as I kno...

Well it has been almost 3 years again since I last posted on Blogger. Seems like every 3 years I post something here. At least I am posting on a regular basis even though it is only once every 3 years. Anyways, about water on the moon. This is a huge find and a large boost for NASA. Now that the US President has cut some of the space funding for now, NASA can push for more funding in the future to aid in the development of manned missions to the moon. Going to the moon and landing compared to Mars is a better proposition that needs to happen in my lifetime. These are my simple reasons for pushing for a manned moon mission. It is closer to us thus much cheaper to execute. The water discovered on the moon can be used to create fuel, oxygen and drinking water for future missions launched from the moon without the huge expense of transporting water from earth. A manned station on the moon can certainly be a great research test location for astronauts that will someday travel to Mars. Thoug...