I repeat: there is absolutely no need for human beings to explore space by actually being in space—the ISS is ridiculous, waste, an appalling vanity. Give it to the Rusdians and quit worrying about resupplying the humans there. Instead, develop robots who never have to return to earth and use them to explore our solar system. There are too many infantile technos trying to fulfill an infantile fantasy of Star Trek. We are eons away from making it a reality.
So your intellectual argument includes a reference to a desire to fulfill and infantile fantasy based on Star Trek? LOL
Space is the new high ground. One nation will conquer it. It will be the United States, China, or Russia who does.
Do you want China to develop an extensive Moon base? Do you want it to control access to the Moon?
How about our planets, do you want them to control access to them also?
What about our satellites, the space station, and anything else space related?
Our orbiting satellites aren’t worth defending? Really?
There is much more at stake here than fulfilling a Star Trek Fantasy, and the only thing infantile about that topic, is the attempt to lower the conversation to that level.
How much money do we “waste” on the space program each year? It’s a pittance in the overall scheme of things, and yet the up side is limitless.
What is your problem with having humanity move off planet? Is it partially because you don’t want humanity to survive should something happen on the earth that wipes out human civilization?
People thought the West was so important to open up and inhabit, they risked their lives to do it. This is no different. As a people we have decided to inhabit space.
I guess you’ll continue to smolder over that. Fine if that’s what you want to do.
I’m a can do person, not a can’t do person.
I can think of reasons not to do a lot of things. If I did, I would stick to pertinent issues, not not some dunderhead meltdown over Star Trek.