Andy wrote:
I agree with what Andy says here, even though I don't agree with how he expanded on it in a later post.I'm in favour of dropping the bathwater (NASA) but not the baby (Space)
I think the current NASA program has lots of problems, and doesn't do a whole lot of science, and I wouldn't have much of a problem with many of the current NASA programs being scrapped. But I do believe it is very important that the government continue to fund a space program, particularly one that is aimed at eventually putting human colonies (eventually, self-sufficient colonies) in orbit and/or on the moon and/or other planets, if for no other reason that if something catastrophic were to happen here on Earth right now, the whole human race could be eradicated. Eventually, even if it isn't for millions of years, we will need to leave this solar system if we intend to continue to survive as a species. Given the likelihood that light speed is going to be the speed limit for the forseeable future, the sooner we start, the better.
Reggie Bautista
Loooooooong Term Planning Maru
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