tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post6288117346173101872..comments2023-06-27T04:04:14.675-07:00Comments on the state of the world: Space MissionsXuianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00784519388439845527noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-1801490629573531222011-04-05T17:29:11.102-07:002011-04-05T17:29:11.102-07:00The current success rate is >98%. Out of the m...The current success rate is >98%. Out of the many hundreds of human spaceflights, only a few have ended lives. Challenger and Columbia along with a few other incidents.<br /><br />Now space probes have not had such a great success rate with Mars. Something like half have been lost, mostly due to Russia's attempts. Of course, many of those were lost many years ago. It is now 2011, we suck less.Xuianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00784519388439845527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-36349409454262026102011-04-05T17:09:57.925-07:002011-04-05T17:09:57.925-07:0098% may be a bit extreme, but I do think the curre...98% may be a bit extreme, but I do think the current success rate is unacceptable. We can't be throwing away this much money and human life..Megan Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135147256378048344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-87818921992303765932011-04-05T16:41:01.441-07:002011-04-05T16:41:01.441-07:00This really makes me ponder. I think it would be r...This really makes me ponder. I think it would be really cool if this were to happen but honestly, this country and this world need to figure out things on our own planet like taxing wealthy people more than average people.PvtCarlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407260244656739844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-81139993459442492902011-04-05T06:25:35.249-07:002011-04-05T06:25:35.249-07:00I'd pay a lot to be the first to an unexplored...I'd pay a lot to be the first to an unexplored planet, regardless of the risk. Okay, maybe if it was 80% chance of death, I wouldn't, but that's the great thing about technology, right? You say 20%, but in another 10 years that'll be about 5%, right?<br />People always forget that stats like these are relative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-58417172528108172412011-04-05T03:38:47.419-07:002011-04-05T03:38:47.419-07:00I would take the chance hands down, even at a high...I would take the chance hands down, even at a higher risk rate. A job like that would be too rewarding, they need to sack up and get us out there on some new planets. Great post bud, as always.Antiquatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16941250166997420030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-87021198565711319432011-04-05T03:25:49.834-07:002011-04-05T03:25:49.834-07:0080% is ok, for me. Space travel will rely on the p...80% is ok, for me. Space travel will rely on the private industries, because there's so much to exploit out there. The "public perception" won't be something to care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-61645919675978270012011-04-05T00:55:17.610-07:002011-04-05T00:55:17.610-07:00I have always been amazed by space travel, and I j...I have always been amazed by space travel, and I just have to agree with you on this rant. I believe that every astronaut would do anything, no matter what the risks are, to be the first human being to ever step on another planet. Sure, these agencies can send other creatures to test how they would survive the travel, but I believe humans should try it already. It took from 1958 to 1969 to get man on the moon by NASA. We are already in 2011...it's about damn time! Following, mate, nice blog!Wumbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069513577401322543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-77550293056734561052011-04-05T00:37:27.588-07:002011-04-05T00:37:27.588-07:00I don't know if they need 98 per cent, but the...I don't know if they need 98 per cent, but they certainly need to do better than 80 per cent - probably between 90 and 95 per cent would be okay. A 90+ per cent chance of winning something is VERY good. I don't think we have the technology developed in a cost-effective, time-tested way yet; but I think we will have it within a decade.Eric Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298510177751000842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-41520977885494945252011-04-04T23:50:23.136-07:002011-04-04T23:50:23.136-07:00I think we should attempt missions at a lower succ...I think we should attempt missions at a lower success rate, maybe 80% and let astronauts sign up for them based on their own decisions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-54046825352348258112011-04-04T23:50:01.242-07:002011-04-04T23:50:01.242-07:00As long as they are upfront about the risks, peopl...As long as they are upfront about the risks, people will volunteer..asldkasdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01514599818449397616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-87134429371618664712011-04-04T14:34:04.565-07:002011-04-04T14:34:04.565-07:00Danny, yes the general public has lost interest be...Danny, yes the general public has lost interest because the entire world is going bankrupt and every country in the world is doing cutbacks. An unfortunate setback of our current system.<br /><br />A globalized effort is the way to do it these days. I think a lot more was accomplished during the space race years due to the competition. Think of it like war. Every country trying to develop superior weapons and lots of new technology is invented in said race. I'm all for a coordinated effort if we can ever get anything done.<br /><br />What kills me is knowing the International Space Station will be abandoned in a few years to burn up in the atmosphere. They already propel it outwards every so often to correct for the drag on the atmosphere so it doesn't crash to Earth. Why not propel it slightly farther into geosyncronous orbit so it isn't all wasted? Sure, some of the technology will be dated, but if nothing else, it can expand living quarters on a vessel in the future. Why let it all go to waste? Maybe a billionaire will buy it and push it out to a stationary place! Now all I need is a billion $!Xuianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00784519388439845527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-75232706393882263992011-04-04T12:26:52.647-07:002011-04-04T12:26:52.647-07:00I agree completely but really the general public h...I agree completely but really the general public has lost interest in space travel, if something were to go wrong on a manned trip to Mars it could set the whole space program back a decade.<br /><br />A globalized pooled effort would do more for sustainable spaceflight than one country going it alone, a worldwide space program is the way forward.Danny Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743339684258901053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-59110854826718293452011-04-04T11:39:47.373-07:002011-04-04T11:39:47.373-07:00I think that we should let space exploration conti...I think that we should let space exploration continue on its way despite success rates and setback. How else do you think we'll discover anything worth discovering?lolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02456691430713463563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-36234631896776844132011-04-04T11:27:02.142-07:002011-04-04T11:27:02.142-07:00Hmm, I think I'll make a post later about that...Hmm, I think I'll make a post later about that economic idea because I can expand on it quite a bit. I've been up about 22 hours working on some seriously cool differential equations, so it might end up being tomorrow after I get back from class many hours from now and had been up even longer :( lolXuianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00784519388439845527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-39000045034636064062011-04-04T11:23:00.839-07:002011-04-04T11:23:00.839-07:00Patres, that may well be true. If that is the cas...Patres, that may well be true. If that is the case they should probably say they don't want to stake the space agency reputation on an 80% chance. I suppose the reason they wouldn't say that is due to politics. It sounds a hell of a lot nicer if they say it's to save astronaut lives.<br /><br />Mike, thanks for the video. Carl Sagan was a great man and a visionary. His words are very true. I only hope that when we do settle Mars we do something reasonable to prevent wars, like build a resource economy. Machines can easily do the agriculture, provide power and recycle air. Why work a pointless job that just creates envy and jealousy amongst people if there's no need? Clearly, Earth isn't ready for that transition yet, but starting fresh, I'd like to see it.Xuianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00784519388439845527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-45364595079357613522011-04-04T04:34:00.081-07:002011-04-04T04:34:00.081-07:00I think they got some seriously bad press after th...I think they got some seriously bad press after the last incident of a spaceship blowing up. So I think they are just trying to evade every possible bad end.<br /><br /><br />Check out this Vid though I guarantee you'll enjoy it<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY59wZdCDo0<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Check out <a href="http://lifehackchan.blogspot.com/2011/04/lifehacks-guide-to-homeless-markings.html" rel="nofollow">Lifehack's Guide to Homeless Markings!</a>Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12765379886327518603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-19816076150939856202011-04-04T03:15:30.349-07:002011-04-04T03:15:30.349-07:00They're not only risking lives but billions of...They're not only risking lives but billions of dollars of equipment, and the moral blow to the space programs as you said if it fails... I think they need at least 95% chance of success before they consider it. And by "they" I mean the heads of the agencies, not the astronauts, those would go because they're adventurers and risktakers.Patreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629107525617712628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-28128026593465537332011-04-04T01:33:47.898-07:002011-04-04T01:33:47.898-07:00i like your blog. keep up the good worki like your blog. keep up the good workLemmiwinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04518843471534379359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-54871676531691908762011-04-04T00:53:27.975-07:002011-04-04T00:53:27.975-07:00just do what they did way back when, MONKEYS! lol
...just do what they did way back when, MONKEYS! lol<br /><br />but when you think how NASA is gov't funded and so is the military, you think we really have an issue with percentages, im not sure of exact numbers of the 3 wars weve had, but im sure theyre rather close to the percentages going to marsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233560785597983425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535194610000862227.post-38309468026550651752011-04-04T00:45:56.404-07:002011-04-04T00:45:56.404-07:00If it was up to me, i would take the chance. It wo...If it was up to me, i would take the chance. It would be one of the greatest achievements in man kind..JaksonHunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01865786114748643338noreply@blogger.com