Originally Posted by
Hokulea
I completely disagree (with respect, of course!) and think the complete opposite is true. Landing humans on Mars is our next big step and it follows up on the explorers from centuries ago that explored the world. It's human nature to want to discover new things although we can do it with robots these days, there is nothing like having a person visit a new unexplored place and explain what it is really like. Don't forget that there is still a possibility that some form of life exists on Mars albeit microorganisms at best, but the possibility exists. If the human race gave up on exploration in the Middle Ages think what it would mean to us now if we even survived to this point. I doubt this forum would exist for a start.
I did not promote stopping discoveries and progress at all. Just this bring humans on Mars euphoria feels like an artificial thing just to get enough miners on Mars - one way?
To me something like the Japanese Hayabusa2 is the coolest thing to do. Land on fast moving Asteroids and bring back probes to earth having pre planned everything years ahead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayabu...rn%20Australia.