• PlatypusXray@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    When Russia announced its plans for a mission to Mars, they had a press conference with the cosmonauts. At some point, it turned out that the actual plan consisted in establishing a permanent base on the planet but it was not intended for the crew to ever return to earth. One reporter asked the cosmonaut who would be the commander: „Do you seriously intent to spend the rest of your life in a hopeless, toxic wasteland?“ The cosmonaut answered quickly: „No! That’s why we going to Mars.“

  • jelyfride
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    1 year ago

    Can’t get very excited about space missions where I have little hope that they’ll be conducted openly and important scientific information shared with the world.