Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 24, 2012 #1 Share Posted October 24, 2012 (edited) Curiosity may one day return to Earth, says Nasa boss The director of Nasa's Mars exploration programme has spoken of hopes that one day the rover Curiosity might be brought back to Earth by astronauts.Doug McCuistion said it was his personal hope that humans would visit the Red Planet in the 2030s or 2040s. He said he could imagine astronauts walking up to Curiosity. McCuistion said the roving laboratory's mission was scheduled to last two years, but it could have enough power for 20 years. Read more... Edited October 24, 2012 by Waspie_Dwarf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted October 25, 2012 #2 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Anything is possible, but we will have to get a lot more advanced and a lot better at space travel before we start thinking about bringing back "space antiques" for museums, as neat as that would be. We had also better make sure we don't brink back any hitchhiking microbes, should they exist. (I guess I could be sarcastic and ask, in which Chinese museum will the Mars Rover be displayed?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted October 25, 2012 #3 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Yeah, the idea sounds interesting but pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash68 Posted October 25, 2012 #4 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I think catching up with Voyager 1 & 2 and bringing them home would be a much better and worth while achievement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 25, 2012 Author #5 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Yeah, the idea sounds interesting but pointless. It would be far from pointless. If we are to build bases on Mars then learning how well materials survive long term exposure on the Martian surface would be invaluable. Returning Curiosity, or at least parts of it, would provide huge amounts of information. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DONTEATUS Posted October 27, 2012 #6 Share Posted October 27, 2012 So shall it be dreamed ,so shall it be Done ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27vet Posted November 15, 2012 #7 Share Posted November 15, 2012 And they can find the one(s) that crashed and bring them back for analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted November 16, 2012 #8 Share Posted November 16, 2012 It would be good to see what effects the Martian atmosphere has on Man Made materials and you would see wether any Microbes had escaped Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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