However, if the goal is to start human exploration, then we have to do this - regardless of the cost.
This is exactly what we must do. Robotic missions are good for general science gathering, but ultimately we have to send humans out there if we are ever going to progress beyond just data collection. No robotic explorer will ever be able to adapt the way a human explorer can. Those dumb robots get caught up with rocks in their path. Humans simply walk over or around them. Checkmate, robots.
>However, if the goal is to start human exploration, then we have to do this - regardless of the cost.
This is exactly what we must do. Robotic missions are good for general science gathering, but ultimately we have to send humans out there if we are ever going to progress beyond just data collection. No robotic explorer will ever be able to adapt the way a human explorer can. Those dumb robots get caught up with rocks in their path. Humans simply walk over or around them. Checkmate, robots.
Yes. Getting people off this planet is going to cost far more than it returns - at least to start with. You have to start somewhere, however.
Yes. Getting people off this planet is going to cost far more than it returns - at least to start with. You have to start somewhere, however.
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