[LibWhacker]

"Human beings don't serve any useful function in space," he said. "They radiate heat, they're very expensive to keep alive, and unlike robotic missions they have a natural desire to come back, so that anything involving human beings is enormously expensive."

So are manned nuclear subs but they're still necessary for our survival. If he thinks we're going into space only for the sake of science, he couldn't be more mistaken.

Still, his SSC should've been built and support for basic research should be increased tenfold at least, imo, especially as it concerns national defense. We're falling behind and it's going to come back to bite us there if we're not careful.

[Paul Ross]

Still, his SSC should've been built and support for basic research should be increased tenfold at least, imo, especially as it concerns national defense. We're falling behind and it's going to come back to bite us there if we're not careful.

I agree. We also have to stop giving away our technology advantage as if it is our duty to "mankind".

The Red Chinese will take all we give freely, steal the rest, and destroy us with it without ever saying "thank you."