Posted on 04/01/2021 5:51:16 AM PDT by Kaslin
Space is more than “the final frontier,” it represents America’s future -- and Americans are ready to embrace that future. Space is a chance to bring together the public and private sectors toward a noble end and it is fast becoming the psychological bridge between Americans uncertain of the present and future. With space policy direction for the new administration still largely undefined -- space was not a significant issue for the Biden campaign -- we must swiftly recommit to lifting humans -- and our national pride -- back toward the moon, and onto to Mars.
If cynics doubt the power of space -- commercial, civilian, national security, big science, and human exploration -- to lift a nation, they need only review the Apollo program, pathfinder to the current Artemis effort, once again ambitiously aiming to put humans on the moon. The Apollo moon program was epic -- even as it unfolded. Apollo 11 landed Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (who just turned 91) on the moon in July 1969, followed by Apollo 12 in November, miraculous recovery of Apollo 13 in 1970, and return to moonwalking with Apollo 14’s landing on February 5, 1971 -- 50 years ago. Surreal was the feeling, as millions watched these missions succeed.
Ironically, the reputation of NASA and swoon for the Moon -- despite the intervening half century -- is high again. Recent polling stuns the reader, making clear that Americans agree on the power, inspiration, and purpose of a robust space program. By the numbers, recent polls taken by Pew and CBS show that support for NASA and American leadership in space, are a winner any way you slice them. With national consensus at a low ebb on most matters,
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But hey, we're investing in a transgender Military. Priorities, you know.
This is some funny stuff. NASA’s primary mission is muslim outreach. Given the guidelines from our new president, diversity, inclusiveness and hate for white men must be put in place.
In a couple of years, NASA will be incapable of building a VW bug that will make it around the block.
We could put all those new rocket scientists coming across the border to work on getting the US back to the moon.
Been there, done that.
Communications, tourism, mining, smelting, power generation and construction.
Power generation will probably be the biggest money maker.
“There is a LOT of money to be made in space.”
And if the government will leave him along, Elon Musk will make some of that money.
Otherwise, it will be the Chinese exploiting those riches. We are finished.
Ping.
That isn't happening now I guess. :/
This idiot writer is making me wonder just how duped by Chy na is the dopey American Left?
The interest in space kindled by Trump and his MAGA agenda is GONE, dummies, along with him. Do the stupid Leftists at NASA think that one dime is going to be left for space with the political leadership they selected?
No. The Moon is left to Chy na. If they can make it.
The writer should crawl back into his bottle.
The only recourses of any value on the Moon are the debris of the missions we sent there. Same for Mars.
Since under new woke math 2 + 2 = 5 they will be lucky if they can get a rocket off the ground without some sort of catastrophic failure. Anyone stupid enough to climb into the capsule is on a one-way trip.
That’s one small step for a person...one giant leap for humankind.
LOL
The US is too woke and stupid to get back to the moon. I predict it doesn’t happen in the next 40 years.
We are being ruled by evil idiots.
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