Robots are safer, but they lack the drama of man conquering the stars. If you want to fire the imagination, you have to put people up there and out there.
Robots are safer, but they lack the drama of man conquering the stars. If you want to fire the imagination, you have to put people up there and out there. That's drama at a premium cost. We can do better by going to see a play at the local theatre and using robots to explore outer space.
One thing that JFK perhaps did not get enough credit for is redirecting feelings of nationalism during the Cold War from arms buildup to peaceful technology buildup.