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To: KevinDavis

Personally, I think it should be an international effort.


4 posted on 12/27/2005 5:38:28 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant

It should be private, which it would be if property rights existed in outer space.


5 posted on 12/27/2005 5:39:44 PM PST by RightWhale (pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
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To: Brilliant; All
Two words: Manifest Destiny....
6 posted on 12/27/2005 5:43:37 PM PST by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: Brilliant

Yes and no. A private venture, with capital from any source.

But still private, and preferably US-based. . .


8 posted on 12/27/2005 5:45:50 PM PST by Salgak (Acme Lasers presents: The Energizer Border: I dare you to try and cross it. . .)
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To: Brilliant
Personally, I think it should be an international effort.

I think exploration should be an international effort with all parties paying a fair portion of the costs. Anything found during exploration should remain as an unclaimed treasure waiting for the first arrival to claim it.
11 posted on 12/27/2005 5:50:56 PM PST by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: Brilliant
Personally, I think it should be an international effort.

Great ! Just call up the UN and I'm sure they take our taxmoney to redistribute...er, to fly to the moon as one big happy family! Right!

12 posted on 12/27/2005 5:52:09 PM PST by texson66 ("Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing." - Lord Moulton)
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