*GASSP*

Oh thank god I made it out of there alive. I started reading the comments and was almost choked by the stupid.

In all fairness, this does sound like a pretty amazing idea. As a mechanical engineer to be, working on asteroid mining would easily be my number 1 dream job. Could be pretty lucrative too, by the sounds of it.

This is the kind of mission that could really outdo the others:

[URL="http://odyssey.onera.fr/"]http://odyssey.onera.fr/[/URL]

[QUOTE=TheMawn;347608]*GASSP*

Oh thank god I made it out of there alive. I started reading the comments and was almost choked by the stupid.[/QUOTE]

I think they fully expect over 99% of submissions to be either stupid and/or infeasible - it's the rare bright idea their own experts might not have come up with they are angling for here.

[QUOTE=ewmayer;347616]I think they fully expect over 99% of submissions to be either stupid and/or infeasible - it's the rare bright idea their own experts might not have come up with they are angling for here.[/QUOTE]

I saw Don Blazys on the forum earlier, you want I should send him NASA way?

[QUOTE=chappy;347629]I saw Don Blazys on the forum earlier, you want I should send him NASA way?[/QUOTE]

[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umDr0mPuyQc[/URL]

we need to get off this rock.

[url]http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/saudi-sheikh-ali-al-hemki-declares-fatwa-against-manned-missions-to-mars/story-fnjwlcze-1226750128434[/url]

[YOUTUBE]d0PtWLPmnTg[/YOUTUBE]

Do you want fries with that? :smile:

[URL]http://www.space.com/23968-china-moon-rover-historic-lunar-landing.html[/URL]

[QUOTE=chappy;362048][URL]http://www.space.com/23968-china-moon-rover-historic-lunar-landing.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
lol, no, we want someone on OUR side doing that.

I think the optimal situation would be for a country that isn't the United States, but is allied with us, doing something similar. Then everybody can get excited about it without American politics being a big problem.