Submitted by EricFromOuterSpace t3_10x3q9d in Futurology
Maybe instead they should delve into ideas of how to save this planet here...
If the planet gets worse knowing how to survive a hostel environment is very useful tho.
You kinda miss the point..
I don't think they missed the point. Science already pushes info to the masses and it regularly gets rejected. Why would NASA spend money to do something that was already done? That's a political problem right now, not science
I get the point but with the constant news articles about how bad it is and will get its not bad to have a plan b. When they do this kind of research they might also find something great to help us combat the problems we have here and now. Some of humanity's greatest finds have had nothing to do with the endgoal scientists/researchers were working towards at the time. More knowledge won't hurt us.
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The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program fosters innovation by funding early-stage studies to evaluate technologies that could support future missions. The latest round of awards will provide $175,000 grants to 14 visionaries from nine states. Ten of the selected researchers are first-time NIAC recipients.
“NASA dares to make the impossible possible. That’s only achievable because of the innovators, thinkers, and doers who are helping us imagine and prepare for the future of space exploration,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “The NIAC program helps give these forward-thinking scientists and engineers the tools and support they need to spur technology that will enable future NASA missions.”
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Yea but at the same time, if politicians won’t act to save the planet, it’s up to science. You don’t move to a new house because your trash can is overflowing, you figure out a way to get rid of it.
You speak as if science isn't constantly doing its job. There are plenty of people out there trying to save the planet, The problem is the people who are actively destroying it
Dude, how can science do its job if most politicians are idiotic science denying ideologues who are bent on increasing profits for their cabinet. This is a political problem not science
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I think we’re essentially making the same point.
I think we’re actually on the same page and I may have misunderstood what you were saying. It came across like you think scientists should just give up because of politicians’ inaction, or in many cases actively sabotaging, towards solving climate change, but I realize now that it’s not what you meant.
Oh shut up, Nasa developed technologies have proven invaluable to improving life on Earth. You should be thanking Nasa and the good work they do. A lot of the data and technology we use to reduce our environmental impact is a result of Nasa.
We are except I don't think progress should be stopped in lieu of trying to manage mass stupidity and political greed
Right, that’s what I said. I’m saying science must continue to progress and find new technologies and solutions to fight climate change, regardless of what politicians and the general public think or do.
I mistook you for OP being cynical, that's my mistake
it's not a zero-sum game
Building deep space, space bases powered by robots. Always seemed to make more sense to me, instead of just going straight to mars. We could use our moon and Mars's moons and maybe have satellite bases in between, that just drift and correct themselves to stay in the right orbit. It would be great for safety and supplies and, it could protect against things like the planet's storms and unexpected unwanted occurrences, that would be damning otherwise, if people didn't have the required things for travelers to survive when something went wrong. They have a safe place to stop and repair along the way to fix whatever their problems might be, and since its all AI powered robots at those places. They won't use the supplies like humans would. We could just have robots stock pile and create whatever we needed. so materials for repairs, gases, and medicine could all be available. Stuff like this from NASA really seems to make this seem even more possible.
EricFromOuterSpace OP t1_j7q14c5 wrote
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From the article:
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program fosters innovation by funding early-stage studies to evaluate technologies that could support future missions. The latest round of awards will provide $175,000 grants to 14 visionaries from nine states. Ten of the selected researchers are first-time NIAC recipients.
“NASA dares to make the impossible possible. That’s only achievable because of the innovators, thinkers, and doers who are helping us imagine and prepare for the future of space exploration,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “The NIAC program helps give these forward-thinking scientists and engineers the tools and support they need to spur technology that will enable future NASA missions.”