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2015-09-28 Science & Technology

Live updates on NASA announcement - water or evidence of ancient life on Mars anticipation

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Posted by anon1 2015-09-28 08:38|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 one of the speakers lined up is a PhD candidate who looks for water on Mars

the other researcher specialises in the finding chemical markers of life in degraded environments

speculation building that briny water flows on the red planet, and/or that they found evidence of life now extinct that once lived there

Posted by anon1 2015-09-28 08:43|| 2015-09-28 08:43|| Front Page Top

#2 ...so Mars too is devoid of intelligent life.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-09-28 10:26|| 2015-09-28 10:26|| Front Page Top

#3 It might be pre-sale advertising for SLS (otherwise known as the Senate Launch System)
NASA wants to send series of these district built fully porked SLS rockets instead of supporting Musk with his cheap rockets doing it on his own with no pork.

Posted by 3dc 2015-09-28 12:15|| 2015-09-28 12:15|| Front Page Top

#4 In comparison to the Senate Launch System, Elon Musk has been designing Mars Colony Transport system with absolutely huge natural gas and oxygen powered rockets to take PAYING colonists to Mars for $500K each one way.

Posted by 3dc 2015-09-28 12:19|| 2015-09-28 12:19|| Front Page Top

#5 The EPA just doubled their sphere of influence and probably their budget as well.

Posted by Airandee 2015-09-28 16:28|| 2015-09-28 16:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Start the reactor, Quaid

Posted by anon1 2015-09-28 19:44|| 2015-09-28 19:44|| Front Page Top

#7 Sorry, can't land your spaceship on wetlands without a permit.

Posted by SteveS 2015-09-28 19:53|| 2015-09-28 19:53|| Front Page Top

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