UM-Bot Posted December 7, 2015 #1 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Charles Bolden has commented on what would happen if NASA encountered an extraterrestrial life form. The discovery that we are not alone in the universe is likely to be one of the most important events in human history - but what procedures do we have in place to deal with such an eventuality ? Read More: http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/289205/nasa-head-comments-on-finding-alien-life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBelieveWhatIWant Posted December 7, 2015 #2 Share Posted December 7, 2015 "In fact, we have guidelines that prevent us from, for example, on Mars getting too close to a place that may be a source of living organisms, because we don’t want to contaminate that area." So that's why we haven't been back to the moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblykiss Posted December 7, 2015 #3 Share Posted December 7, 2015 NASA does not need to worry about protecting fragile xeno-ecosystems. They need to be making recipes for this new and potentially delicious life. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted December 7, 2015 #4 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I hope any alien microbial life is examined in a compartmentalized wing of the International Space Station. I'm less worried about "us" contaminating "them" then the reverse, I've see too many plagues when a mere earth organism is transported accidentally from one continent to another. Given time, I could name dozens of mistakes we have made in releasing something into a new home with no natural controls or predators, and it isn't pretty. You never know, an alien species might just REALLY like it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted December 7, 2015 #5 Share Posted December 7, 2015 It didn't happen with the moon landing and those fears have been largely proven false. Why the alarm bells now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted December 7, 2015 #6 Share Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) It didn't happen with the moon landing and those fears have been largely proven false. Why the alarm bells now? Because, even in the 1960s it was known that life on the Moon was extraordinarily unlikely. In 2015 it is known that Mars may be suitable for microbial life. Comparing the Moon to Mars is an invalid comparison. Edited December 7, 2015 by Waspie_Dwarf 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harte Posted December 7, 2015 #7 Share Posted December 7, 2015 It didn't happen with the moon landing and those fears have been largely proven false. Why the alarm bells now? The moon people eat the moon snails. Read it years ago in the papers. Harte 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeisenbergC10H15N Posted December 7, 2015 #8 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I think we have had so many films/tv shows, so many documentaries and so many talk shows/forums about it that if we ever did find alien life it wouldn't be that big a deal. Maybe a decade or more ago but now i think most people would just think, yeh ok cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranomali Posted December 8, 2015 #9 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I don't know how we could put in place a policy for dealing with intelligent life, we can't plan anything we know nothing about... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Why not Posted December 8, 2015 #10 Share Posted December 8, 2015 "The space agency has no policies in place at all for handling such a situation" That's a little strange. I'm not a big believer in UFO's zipping around our solor system, but even I would have SOMETHING in place for that "situation". Amazing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted December 9, 2015 #11 Share Posted December 9, 2015 "The space agency has no policies in place at all for handling such a situation" So it seems...and what type of situation would you mean ? - an attack from a malevolent species maybe ? I'm not a big believer in UFO's zipping around our solor system, but even I would have SOMETHING in place for that "situation Sure thing - hey! - here's an idea - 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Unicorn Posted December 9, 2015 #12 Share Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) "The space agency has no policies in place at all for handling such a situation" That's a little strange. I'm not a big believer in UFO's zipping around our solor system, but even I would have SOMETHING in place for that "situation". Amazing That statement rings untrue to me. In the times of project blue book they had a protective protecal for intelligent unknowns and microbial since we started exploring space. I just can't see not not having anything now when we need it most for non earth microbes with Mars having such potential for organic activity. I would guess there are still things in place in a procedures manual somewhere, might not be NASA though. At least I hope there is! Edited December 9, 2015 by White Unicorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBeliever Posted December 9, 2015 #13 Share Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) "A civilization reading one of our messages could be billions of years ahead of us. If so, they will be vastly more powerful, and may not see us as any more valuable than we see bacteria." I think nasa will definitely investigate/explore even if they found a planet of non-inteligent animals! Edited December 9, 2015 by TheGreatBeliever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harte Posted December 9, 2015 #14 Share Posted December 9, 2015 That statement rings untrue to me. In the times of project blue book they had a protective protecal for intelligent unknowns and microbial since we started exploring space. I just can't see not not having anything now when we need it most for non earth microbes with Mars having such potential for organic activity. I would guess there are still things in place in a procedures manual somewhere, might not be NASA though. At least I hope there is! Right. Blue Book was Air Force. The services have contingencies for a ridiculously wide variety of situations. Just last year or two there was some big "expose" about contingency plans for attacking an ally, or something like that. Can't remember. It is irresponsible not to have some sort of plan in place for any contingency you can imagine. So, the military branches have these procedures. Harte 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qxcontinuum Posted December 15, 2015 #15 Share Posted December 15, 2015 if they aliens are inferior to us surely we will put them in cages at Zoo, will hunt them, kill them for fun sports or eat them cooked with rice. Can someone prove me wrong ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted December 15, 2015 #16 Share Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) Can someone prove me wrong ? Since we don't know if such aliens exist of course no one can prove you wrong. More importantly you can't prove you are right. Edited December 15, 2015 by Waspie_Dwarf 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nathan DiYorio Posted January 14, 2016 #17 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Since we don't know if such aliens exist of course no one can prove you wrong. More importantly you can't prove you are right. I would certainly eat a non-sentient alien animal. Particularly with rice. There's a whole universe of flavors out there just waiting to be tasted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harte Posted January 14, 2016 #18 Share Posted January 14, 2016 if they aliens are inferior to us surely we will put them in cages at Zoo, will hunt them, kill them for fun sports or eat them cooked with rice. Can someone prove me wrong ? I can. Rice spikes my blood glucose. I'd eat them in a nice stew, with some taters and carrots, maybe an onion. Harte 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma_Acid Posted January 14, 2016 #19 Share Posted January 14, 2016 if they aliens are inferior to us surely we will put them in cages at Zoo, will hunt them, kill them for fun sports or eat them cooked with rice. Can someone prove me wrong ? How would we meet them if they were "inferior" to us? (whatever "interior" means) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Smoke aLot Posted January 14, 2016 #20 Share Posted January 14, 2016 if they aliens are inferior to us surely we will put them in cages at Zoo, will hunt them, kill them for fun sports or eat them cooked with rice. Can someone prove me wrong ? Unfortunately you are right my friend. The world ( and not so long ago ) had 'Emu war'. Knowing that, there is no need to mention any of extinct species, that is just icing on the cake. Surely the most cruel individuals are part of humans - animals kill to eat, people kill for fun and they even kill other people. Can we ride Mars bacteria? Go for it! Selfie with Mars microbes? Go for it. Gone viral... Brains gone... Gorilla smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harte Posted January 14, 2016 #21 Share Posted January 14, 2016 How would we meet them if they were "inferior" to us? (whatever "interior" means) If they were "interior," we would already have eaten them. This (obviously) presupposes introductions. Harte 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeha Posted February 17, 2016 #22 Share Posted February 17, 2016 MMMM taste like chicken! and I prefer mashed potatoes with my alien! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physics Phreak Posted February 18, 2016 #23 Share Posted February 18, 2016 One does wonder what the reaction will be if alien life is discovered. A week ago the international media were in raptures over the detection of gravitational waves - the most important discovery of the century, and so on. A week later, it's forgotten and the media has moved on to other subjects. Perhaps the same situation will occur when (if) alien life is discovered - the most important discovery of all time, and so on. No doubt the media interest will last substantially longer than a week, but even such a momentous event will become yesterday's news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseCuster Posted February 19, 2016 #24 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I can. Rice spikes my blood glucose. I'd eat them in a nice stew, with some taters and carrots, maybe an onion. Harte I have a nut intolerance. As long as there's no walnuts, cashews, etc. As much as I love those ingredients in a meal they give me horrible digestive symptoms.So someone please concoct an alien meal without nuts and I'll gladly partake in a nice alien stew. I'll take along some really nice pale ales to wash it down with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnicolette Posted February 19, 2016 #25 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Theres a lot of missing people and a lot of people eager to eat some alien... You dont suppose that there are aliens eager to eat us after a long trip through void space do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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