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Why we can't go to Mars (yet)
"R F L Henley" wrote in message .. .
unless and until we have robotically established conclusively that there is or is not life on Mars, we can't put humans on the planet because they will inevitably bio-contaminate it. Anyone agree? No. Mars has already been biocontaminated. I think the Russians didn't bother to decontaminate their 1971 lander and I don't think the Vikings were held to exacting standards of decontamination, either. Considering how inhospitable Mars is to terrestrial life, I say let the astronauts go. If the microbes on their suits and in any dumped turds and pee can prosper on Mars...go Earthlife! Mike Miller, Materials Engineer |
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