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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas Bowman" data-source="post: 7516003" data-attributes="member: 6925649"><p>But we aren't arguing about the real universe, just about a game. I don't have to prove anything, just suggest a plausible explanation. Also with science fiction, I don't have to solve every problem on how to get there, just suggest enough of a solution to make it sound somewhat plausible that it can happen. If I had all the answers, it would not be science fiction. I'm 51 years old, and I waited long enough for the Space Age to really happen, so I figure someone like Elon Musk might be right, and we might be able to build spaceships capable of transporting 100 people to Mars. One might figure that an entire Mars mission would take about as long as sending humans on a one way trip to Earth orbit on the other side of the Sun. I heard it takes 9 months to get to Mars and 9 months to get back, after about a year's stay on Mars itself, this comes to almost 3 years in space or on Mars, and about 3 years exposure to cosmic radiation, and we have no experience with that. I choose to be optimistic, because it is only a game after all. Never lose sight that it is only a game. I like the science end of it to be serious and disciplined, but some people just like to say no all the time and they say it can't be done. I am not a rocket scientist, but I've read a lot of books on manned missions to Mars and the like. I'm just trying to have some fun and be creative after all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thomas Bowman, post: 7516003, member: 6925649"] But we aren't arguing about the real universe, just about a game. I don't have to prove anything, just suggest a plausible explanation. Also with science fiction, I don't have to solve every problem on how to get there, just suggest enough of a solution to make it sound somewhat plausible that it can happen. If I had all the answers, it would not be science fiction. I'm 51 years old, and I waited long enough for the Space Age to really happen, so I figure someone like Elon Musk might be right, and we might be able to build spaceships capable of transporting 100 people to Mars. One might figure that an entire Mars mission would take about as long as sending humans on a one way trip to Earth orbit on the other side of the Sun. I heard it takes 9 months to get to Mars and 9 months to get back, after about a year's stay on Mars itself, this comes to almost 3 years in space or on Mars, and about 3 years exposure to cosmic radiation, and we have no experience with that. I choose to be optimistic, because it is only a game after all. Never lose sight that it is only a game. I like the science end of it to be serious and disciplined, but some people just like to say no all the time and they say it can't be done. I am not a rocket scientist, but I've read a lot of books on manned missions to Mars and the like. I'm just trying to have some fun and be creative after all. [/QUOTE]
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