[John Locke]

I fear you are right. NASA made six manned space voyages to the moon, and then shut the whole program down. Ming China did one better: they made seven blue ocean voyages (under Admiral Cheng Ho, of course), and then shut the whole program down.

They gave up the dominion of the world; we have given up dominion of the Solar System. And for what? For an empire of debt.

[Mulder]

They gave up the dominion of the world; we have given up dominion of the Solar System. And for what? For an empire of debt.

Maybe the chinese will let an American fly in the first manned flight to Saturn. As a co-pilot to a chimpanzee.