(October 28, 2011 at 4:30 am)kılıç_mehmet Wrote: I think that the space program is becoming too costly to be in the hands of a single country. I think that countries should get together to form a multi-national space program with shared resources and etc.
We already do (e.g. ISS). A lot of what's being scrapped isn't really that expensive, in terms of total government spending in the USA, and there's certainly money being spent in areas that many of us would like to see directed to something more constructive.
But, I do agree that more international cooperative efforts in space exploration would be a good thing. The barriers for entry into space exploration are enormous, and international cooperation would allow nations to participate who otherwise would not be able to do so on their own due to technological and financial barriers. There's certainly a wealth of talent in many places that don't have their own space programs.
