Recent content by Spaceman2001

Why don't you think it's worth the effort? I believe that to find evidence on life on two worlds would be pretty important. Aside from that, we need to know for sure if there's any life on Mars, because sterilising our spacecraft takes a lot of resources - including money.

The basic question remains - why aren't we actively searching for evidence of life on Mars?

Back in 1976 the Viking Landers carried out 3 experiments on soil samples on Mars. One of these was the Labelled Release, in which a liquid containing 7 potential nutrients tagged with Carbon-14 was added to the soil sample. The air above the soil was monitored to see if there was any...

Back in the 1970s Professor Gerard O'Neill developed plans for large-scale habitats at the Lagrange L-5 location. An "Island One" structure would hold 10,000 people, with most of the construction material coming from the Moon. The design was deliberately restricted to the technology of the...

Considering my handle is Spaceman2001, I really should offer the Orion shuttle from 2001: A Space Odyssey. I do also like the Moon Bus and, of course, the Discovery. Another choice that I haven't seen mentioned - and which is really sleek - is the C57D space cruiser from that absolute classic -...

Would I be greedy saying "Both!"? No, because I'd be unlikely to be the winner, statistically. However it would make someone incredibly happy :) Good luck to them.