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Promoting The Flexible Path

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
November 16, 2009
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President must decide whether sending humans beyond earth’s orbit is worth the expense, Charles Kennel, San Diego Union-Tribune
“Human society is ready to begin exploring the solar system for real. Should we start now or later? Is landing on the Moon the first thing we should do? Haven’t we already been there, done that? Should we settle on the Moon because of its own value, or as a steppingstone to Mars? If we are really setting the stage for humanity’s expansion beyond the Earth, don’t we also need to go elsewhere in the coming century? How about surveying asteroids for their useful minerals, and getting to know them better, in case one should threaten to hit Earth? Can’t we visit the moons of Mars more easily than landing on Mars?”

NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.