http://www.zeitgeistzephyr.com/2008/08/04/the-importance-of-human-space-exploration/ Spirit of the Westward Wind Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:47:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.zeitgeistzephyr.com/2008/08/04/the-importance-of-human-space-exploration/#comment-333 Chemical Engineering » Blog Archive » The Importance of Human Space Exploration Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:12:50 +0000 http://www.zeitgeistzephyr.com/2008/08/04/the-importance-of-human-space-exploration/#comment-333 [...] tikooo : Forum wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Since 1976, the only man made objects to explore Mars have been robots.  These robots have each been unique and have provided a wealth of new knowledge about Mars that we had not known previously.  Like any good “science experiment” (let’s face it, that’s what most of NASA’s spacecraft are anyway), they also usually bring up more questions than answers. As an advocate of space exploration, I can’t emphasize enough the importance of a human presence in any exploration situation.  Sure, it doesn [...] […] tikooo : Forum wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Since 1976, the only man made objects to explore Mars have been robots.  These robots have each been unique and have provided a wealth of new knowledge about Mars that we had not known previously.  Like any good “science experiment” (let’s face it, that’s what most of NASA’s spacecraft are anyway), they also usually bring up more questions than answers. As an advocate of space exploration, I can’t emphasize enough the importance of a human presence in any exploration situation.  Sure, it doesn […]

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