(August 5, 2010 at 12:53 pm)lrh9 Wrote: You think there is some value in a space program even if that program would never get beyond our own solar system?
Yes I do.
I think one of the most important questions facing humanity is the old "Are we alone?". There are to my mind two places (Europa and Ganymede) in the solar system we need to take a much closer look at to help answer this question. I think if we can find life ( even microbial life) on either of these fascinating little moons then that more or less answers it. If life has developed independently twice in our solar system, then chances are it’s happened somewhere else in the countless billions of planets out there.
There is also a proven trend of developments made for the space program benefiting everyday life on the ground.
I think claiming the space program is dead and that it has “No value” is short sighted at best.
(August 5, 2010 at 2:05 pm)TheDarkestOfAngels Wrote: So... I'm dissappointed with this whole mess as I'm sure many of you are, but the interest isn't gone for human exploration and commercial spaceflight is already here, so it's really only a matter of time, IMO.
This I agree with. All we need is the incentive for companies to go into space. HE3 could well be the ticket
(August 5, 2010 at 7:23 pm)Synackaon Wrote: And a big fuck you to every republican, liberal and waste of human flesh who advocated for the cuts to NASA budget.
This made me lol.
Its also very true, I agree with you that it is important. Or at least its important to me!
"A man who keeps one eye on the past is blind in one eye. A man who ignores the past is blind in both."
