It has a certain ring to it. Now, if only there were Colonial Vipers...
Posted on 04/25/2008 6:37:14 PM PDT by Bender2
Afghanistan Heroes Offer to Colonize Moon, Mars and Beyond
By Anthony Duignan-Cabrera
A recent survey in the news showed that the war in Iraq had dropped to number 3 on a list of issues currently obsessing potential voters in the ongoing presidential campaign season.
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The problem is, NASA is going about it all the wrong way.
Here is an idea: Send battle-hardened, strong-minded soldiers and marines on the long trips into space. We are conditioned to live with the bare minimal (of) life’s necessities and are trained to be prepared for … the worst conditions that any environment could throw at us.
Hell, me and my men will go, set up a colony somewhere and await colonists to arrive.
(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...
Somewhere, Robert Heinlein is smiling!
There better lots of hooter women...and beer.
Now there’s REAL hope and change! I’d vote for that!
These are the men who will great the stars first....never the limp wristed, selfish and parnoid...
There is still hope...
Until the colonists get there...
GREET even...
This place needs an edit function...
First man in space - military
FIrst American in sub-orbit - military
First American man to orbit the earth - military
OR going backwards
First man to parachute from near spce - military
First man to fly to the edge of space - military
First man to fly faster than the speed of sound...
Well, you get the idea.
I have better idea, lets move the Hooter women there, when males on Earth find out the situation, you will see a caravan like Battletar Gallactica flying out there.
Space Cadet?
Time for the Stars?
We still live in an age of heroes.
Never let anyone say otherwise.
There is no doubt they would go, now if we have the courage and committment as a nation to send them.
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