[Spaceships] [High-Tech] [Action] Cydonia Or Bust, TL8

[Fred Brackin]

Originally Posted by vicky_molokh

What funding would be required for such a mission, !

Tens of billions of $ if not a hundred or more. We really don't have the technology for a larger space mission than ever befgore to a location farther away than ever before just waiting on somebody's shelf.


New heavy lift booster design (or at least re-creation of an old booster) a decade or more. long-term space vehicle at least that long and large Mars lander with potential return to Earth for both vehicles....I don't know but not soon. 30 to 50 years total is not out of bounds.

Picking guns for the troopers now instead of 30 years from now seems premature.

I can not imagine the objective that would justify this and you couldn't keep it secret anyway.

All of this assumes realism. If you actually want this to happen discard realism and pick a conveninet number. This is probably good advice for alsmot any video game inspired scenario.