[j. earl carter]

...it pains me to hear the miserable excuses...for not doing something grand.

You are completely right about that, but I don't really think the "grand" has to be manned space flight.

It is sad that the country isn't filled with dreamers anymore. There is a real attitude just filling the pages of those old Popular Mechanics/Science magazines that doesn't seem to be present nowadays.

I want my flying car!

[CharleysPride]

Thanks for the kind words, and I agree with your ambivalence about manned space flight — therein my thoughts get more competitive with idea of others “getting there first.”

...I know it’s a lot (waste) of $$$$$ that can be better spent on robotics, probes, telescopes, etc —

Still don’t want Chinese to get to Mars first...
(Can.t help it)

[Cincinatus' Wife]

We need to get away from “grand.” It needs to be sustainable.

http://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/china-now-positioned-dominate-moon-180953267/