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unclejimboEurope should give up on sending men and women into space and concentrate on unmanned projects, according to one of the world's leading astronomers.
The future lies in using advanced robotics, miniaturisation and fabrication, said Lord Martin Rees, the president of the Royal Society.
Europe "should try and get a world lead in unmanned exploration", he said.
Spending funds on manned spaceflights "was not a very good use of money", that should be left to the US, he said.
Three-quarters of Nasa's money was spent "going round and round the Earth 35 years after people had already walked on the Moon", Lord Rees said.
Let me just say this, it would be a good idea to get at least some of the human race off this planet so in the event of some catastophe, man made or natural, the species will not be killed off in its entirety.
Just sayin'...
The future lies in using advanced robotics, miniaturisation and fabrication, said Lord Martin Rees, the president of the Royal Society.
Europe "should try and get a world lead in unmanned exploration", he said.
Spending funds on manned spaceflights "was not a very good use of money", that should be left to the US, he said.
Three-quarters of Nasa's money was spent "going round and round the Earth 35 years after people had already walked on the Moon", Lord Rees said.
Let me just say this, it would be a good idea to get at least some of the human race off this planet so in the event of some catastophe, man made or natural, the species will not be killed off in its entirety.
Just sayin'...
