http://techaeris.com/2014/12/02/nasas-aims-higher-manned-mars-mission-announced/
http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/02/watch-nasas-live-briefing-on-manned-mars-mission-progress-and-orion-testflight/

Orion test launch tomorrow. If all goes according to plan they're looking at 2021 for a manned mission to an asteroid. Followed by a manned mission to Mars in 2030s.

Welcome to New 'Murica™ 

Geez we take too long :/

I'll be 27

Quote from: SexyPiranha on December 03, 2014, 11:04:08 PM

Better than goddamn 2030.

Correction, Mars is in 2030s.
Manned mission to an asteroid is scheduled for 2021.
 

> fuuuuuuuuuuuu

At least I have time to prepare

Aw damn, I thought the Mars mission would be in the 2020's, ah well, I'm still alive at the time.

Quote from: Keyu on December 03, 2014, 11:02:44 PM

Welcome to New 'Murica™

Nah. Just like any other country, the US can never have any claims on any celestial body.

I was joking. Especially since the ESA is helping w/ the Orion rocket. Eventually those rules will become obsolete though. Once humans are able to make other planets and moons more habitable (and gain resources etc.) its going to be first come first serve. Just like the Americas were for the Europeans. Which is troubling since the US is going more commercial in this. (Essentially the lore of the killzone series. Space X = Helghan Corp)

You know China won't gaf. Any nation that can't go to mars can do nothing to stop it because any nation that can go to mars is going to be a major economic power on earth. There's a reason Japan, Korea, and India are in their own space race now, since that's the new front for warfare (satellites) as well.

Quote from: Keyu on December 04, 2014, 04:56:44 AM

Quote from: Flee on December 04, 2014, 04:40:05 AM

Quote from: Keyu on December 03, 2014, 11:02:44 PM

Welcome to New 'Murica™

Nah. Just like any other country, the US can never have any claims on any celestial body.

I was joking , but eventually those rules will become obsolete. Once we are able to make other planets and moons more habitable (and gain resources etc.) its going to be first come first serve. Just like the Americas were for the Europeans. Which is troubling since the US is going commercial in this. (Essentially the lore of the killzone series. Space X = Helghan Corp)

You know China won't gaf. Any nation that can't go to mars can do nothing to stop it because any nation that can go to mars is going to be a major economic power on earth. There's a reason Japan, Korea, and India are in their own space race now, since that's the new front for warfare (satellites) as well.

I think you underestimate what the UN can still do against countries blatantly breaking important treaties like that. It is true that the countries and unions capable of going to Mars are major economic powers, but we're not even close to the point where a single country can dominate the entire global scene. No major country is going to take the risk of being on the receiving end of global economic sanctions.

Meh. Maybe. But its the same reason China + US get away with murder in the UN with human rights abuses / espionage. Sanctioning them will do more damage to the nations doing the sanctioning. Far easier to pick a side and benefit from being an ally. But maybe I'm being a pessimist.

Let the new space-race commence!

Feminism and women's rights are more important than landing humans on an asteroid and mars.

I'm gonna be old and full of mold by then but at least I will be alive for something like that! If anyone wants to be an astronaut now is the time...

Just make sure not to bring Matt Damon.

Plot twist: We're sending Matthew McConaughey into space.

OT: Yes! Finally! I'll be an old fucker by then, but I don't even care. It's about time.

SLS a shit, praise be to SKYLON.

Right well we have people working on getting to mars and now we just need people to ramp up the work on Rejuvenation treatments and Bionics e.e
The Technocracy isn't too far away >________>

Praise the Omnissiah!

Quote from: Simseo on December 04, 2014, 10:41:23 AM

SLS a shit, praise be to SKYLON.

Skylon is certainly a marvel, they planning on testing it anytime soon?

I wish.
They don't really announce much, which is frustrating, but understandable at this stage in development.
Last I heard they'd demonstrated a working precooler to ESA, and ESA published a report saying that a working model is entirely possible with current technologies.
Not entirely sure they are doing right now, possibly building a full prototype engine.
First test flights are meant to be around 2017-2020, but they could and probably will change.
Those engines are complicated as fuck, it's going to take a while.

Ahh, it's good to be alive. The 2nd Space Race is picking up pace, and if I'm lucky and I actually finish my Geology degree and get into space-stuff, I could be researching all the lovely Mars rocks coming back... or even be there, if I'm very particularly blessed.