[jonrd463]

Whenever the subject of space exploration comes up, there are always the voices that scream how every terrestrial problem under the sun has to be fixed before we look to the stars. What they seem to miss is that just about every major technological breakthrough that makes life easy to live is rooted in the space program.

I for one would love to see 60’s era enthusiasm in space. It couldn’t be a better time too, with private enterprise making such great strides. The single positive in the recent budget deal was fully funding NASA. It’s just too bad it came with a steaming pile of crap.

[MamaB]

Me too. We are involved in space work. The only company in the world which is approved by many countries to do this. My daughter and I were talking about this a few weeks ago. She said it's a shame that after going to the moon, the powers that be said, “ok, we did that so let's stop.” Most people have no idea what space research did for people. It was like after going to the old west, people said let's stay east of the Mississippi. We have been out there. Nothing to see. I just do not understand. I have been interested in space ever since Sputnik.