..get your ass to Mars..

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..get your ass to Mars.. Most sci-fi enthusiasts will recognize that line comes from Total Recall, a surprisingly great older Arnie (Arnold Schwarzenegger for those imps who don't know who Arnie is) movie. :) Bob Zubrin, author and engineer, created The Mars Society. Join and participate locally if you're so inclined. :) It's a great way to step toward our collective future. :) As mentioned before, i'm a space-enthusiast 'not second to Bob'. ;) But even so, my night-dreams rarely reflect my interests/desires.. Prior to last night, i believe i have not dreamed of Mars ever! Wow! So what was the dream about? i was visiting some colonists; life's pretty normal on future Mars. :) They had pets (cats). :) As i admired their feline companions, i dug a finger into the Martian dust i was sitting on.. i examined it.. It seemed coarse and gritty – not what i expected. ;) Our current task, as a civilization on the verge of space-utilization, is to develop the array of tools, techniques, and technologies required to colonize Mars and other celestial bodies. :) For instance, how to take sterile Martian dust and turn it into living Earth-like soil. :) A wonderful and fascinating challenge! :) This is just one of our challenges! :) But we need to come up with several competing ways/technologies BEFORE we actually set foot on Mars! This is critical! :) We absolutely cannot wait until we get there! That's too late! So the next president of the United States needs to make it a high priority to develop these technologies cheaply and efficiently as leaders of major aerospace corporations must! :) We cannot sit idly by as China dominates the Moon and perhaps other strategic locations! We must collaborate; failing that, we must be the ones to utilize space! For democracy! :) ..If we look at China's history of resource consumption and treatment of democratic efforts, it's a scary future indeed if we allow them to dominate space-utilization! We cannot! Wake up! Smell the roses! They stink! Stop digging our collective grave by focusing on Earthly problems! True, there are many things we need to address about Earth society.. But that does not mean at the exclusion of all else! Namely our prime destiny! Space! :) Wake up Earth! Wake up America! Lead space-utilization! Develop all the technologies required to colonize Mars! :) Don't make it a 'pork barrel' effort where everyone gets their skim/cut! Develop these technologies efficiently! :) One efficient way that also inspires youth is to create a scholarship fund for such projects! :) Those scholarships would support research into the required technologies! :) Students would compete for the scholarships and sign contracts about usage of funds! :) Universities would compete to host project development! :) This would foster a 'many pronged' attack on solving those problems! :) i guarantee you, with this approach, we will have many viable solutions to each problem facing future colonists! Our next American president and CEOs of aerospace corporations need to make this a national priority! :) We cannot deny our destiny in space! :) The more we do, the more we die as a race! :) i'm not joking! We cannot sit idly by while our global resources are squandered on conflict or lining the pockets of the elite! Screw that! :) Take charge America! Don't let China dominate space! No matter how much i love Chinese culture and people, we cannot let China dominate our future! Get off your butt! Get your ass to Mars! :) A video version of this article can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaCYZ9DveH8

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