Lion Heart 15,041 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Both chambers of Congress just passed the NASA Authorization Act of 2017. With this transformative development, the space agency got a lot more than just $19.508 billion in funding. They also got a very clear mandate: Get humanity to Mars. To be clear, Mars has been in the works for some time; however, the 2017 Act places a strong emphasis on this goal, making it the focal point of NASA’s long-term plans. In the document, congress asserts that the space agency is to get humans “near or on the surface of Mars in the 2030s.” Opposition to the bill from the administration isn’t expected, so it’s more than likely to be passed into law by the presidency. In order to get to Mars by the 2030s, Congress is asking NASA to develop “an initial human exploration roadmap” that must be submitted before December 1, 2017. The bill outlines the necessity of this roadmap, stating: “It is the sense of Congress that expanding human presence beyond low-Earth orbit and advancing toward human missions to Mars in the 2030s requires early strategic planning and timely decisions to be made in the near-term on the necessary courses of action for commitments to achieve short-term and long-term goals and objectives.” .. You can see a full breakdown of each of these stages at this link and a very basic breakdown of the stages in the NASA image below: https://www.nasa.gov/content/journey-to-mars-overview With these planned phases, NASA should be able to easily provide Congress with the roadmap that it’s asking for. https://futurism.com/us-government-issues-nasa-demand-get-humans-to-mars-by-2033/ ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,854 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Rocket Number 9 take of to the planet Spoiler Venus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donutellha 13,819 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 WOAH YES THEY PASSED IT??? I thought it would never happen due to a certain administration. YAS Walk down the runway but don't puke, it's okay. You just had 10 donuts today. Without frosting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, donutellha said: WOAH YES THEY PASSED IT??? I thought it would never happen due to a certain administration. YAS The good news is that Trump is pretty pro-NASA. Except when it comes to Global Warming. ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacify Him 9,073 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Metro 2033 is coming Spoiler They're gonna nuke the Earth and send the rich to Mars I’m getting on your nerves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 110,012 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickziza 228 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, MetalliGa said: Metro 2033 is coming Reveal hidden contents They're gonna nuke the Earth and send the rich to Mars Thank god I'm rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacify Him 9,073 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Just now, nickziza said: Thank god I'm rich Enjoy it there, henny Spoiler living the dream I’m getting on your nerves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katharine Hepburn 4,607 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Am I the only one who thinks NASA is a huge waste of money xoxo Joanne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo 4,414 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, CustomGueseppi said: Am I the only one who thinks NASA is a huge waste of money You're not, but, you should be. It's 0.5% of the federal budget. Cutting it would accomplish literally nothing. Keeping it accomplishes a lot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_NASA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldOutMyHeart 9 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Finally. Our species could be saved. If we don't start looking what's beyond our earth then there will be no hope for us. To me space is truly our next step to evolving as a species. If we can all believe this there is nothing but hope for us but if we don't we will all perish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katharine Hepburn 4,607 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 23 minutes ago, Nemo said: You're not, but, you should be. It's 0.5% of the federal budget. Cutting it would accomplish literally nothing. Keeping it accomplishes a lot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_NASA WTF why do you have poor people in your country with so much money xoxo Joanne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SychosSoChic 9,995 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 WATCH US COLONIZE THE PLANET AND START A WAR EARTH, HA COLOMBUS/JAN VAN RIEBEECK ERA IS UPON US Life ain't Hollywood for any one of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emvee 8,870 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 34 minutes ago, CustomGueseppi said: WTF why do you have poor people in your country with so much money Capitalism Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born To Slay 10,996 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, CustomGueseppi said: Am I the only one who thinks NASA is a huge waste of money I do too, and it's not the only massive waste of money in America. We could provide so much for our citizens but instead we look at rocks millions of miles away, build bombs we will never use and give out corporate welfare like it's ****ing candy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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