[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by JR@Mar 25 2004, 02:25 PM
It has very little to do with science and everything to do with politics. when the Soviet Union put a man in space it was a catastrophe for western powers. it increased the prestige in the world of the Soviet Union and Communism while having the opposite effect in the west and for Capitalism. countries all over the planet abandoned the west and turned to the Soviet Union and aligned themselves with them.

that is why it became so important to trump that achievement by being the first to put a man on the moon. it was not simply an issue of ego ... it was about winning the cold war, slowing the spead of communism and weakening the influence of the Soviet Union in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe.

going to Mars is no different than putting a man in orbit or on the moon. it's about credibility as a global power.

Why do you think the EU has sent missions to Mars? Why the hurry? Why do it if someone else is doing it? Whats the point.


simple.

Credibility.

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