Tourists from Outer Space
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That's a lot of money for an unmanned test flight that always carries a risk of being unsuccessful and going wrong, they've blown away money in the past before. I'm only imagining what that money could do here on Earth.
Also, wouldn't only the likes of rich folks be able to take part on these space journeys?
Also, wouldn't only the likes of rich folks be able to take part on these space journeys?
Well, look at the bright side: it's a much better use of American tax dollars than some of the things our government spends money on.
Well, I guess it's practice for the future. We will have to start exploring beyond Earth if we want to survive.
but, what about resources? way we're going now, we can deplete them by the time we're ready to make a go at it. And if we don't get a bit of practice at it, we can never be ready to make a go at it! Oh, man... such a dilemma..
Well, if it continues like this, the population will keep growing, which forces us to use more space. Even if we start to organize the way we handle our planet better, the number of people will grow and grow. Oh, and if a global catastrophe (IE meteorite) would take place; that would really suck.
And of course, exploring space is really awesome. I hope future generations may come closer to the stars that we can only stare at when it's dark.
I just hope for easily accesible and efficient clean energy as soon as possible. Wind, water, sunlight, nuclear fission/fusion... Make it happen!
"The US government gave us 18 billion dollars for research and development. We only needed 16. Here, take the 2 we didn't need and buy yourself something nice."
Alternative energy sources and the amount of resources on this planet are greatly underestimated. Sustainability would be very possible with some changes to our current system.
It's going to be an extremely long time before overpopulation actually becomes a problem. Space exploration could be put on hold for that.
I don't think I need to explain the odds of something like that happening.
Replace nuclear energy with geothermal energy, and you've got yourself a damn fine list.
To all the people who say it's a waste: We're expanding our frontiers. Was it a waste for the Spanish to spend all that money on those boats to send Christopher Columbus around the world? It's all in the name of moving forward as a species. Conquering new lands, and all that.
I'm not against the goal of wanting to expand and explore new places (space exploration has after all brought us vast amounts of invaluable knowledge and even helpful inventions), I just feel the US should take care of the problems we have here in our own country before we perform costly & ambitious projects out in space.
I was thinking the exact same thing as I read Arseface's post, though there isn't much wrong with a bit of exploration while other problems are still present. It just shouldn't be our main focus at times like these, which it isn't.
You never know... this could be some last minute attempt at making NASA profitable and not the money pit it's been for the last X number of years. Looking at it as an investment, it's not a half bad idea.
I personally wouldn't want to go to outer space for any amount of money really, but if some rich guys feel like forking over some crazy sum of cash to do it and they can make enough to pay for each trip with fairs and have some change left over then I'm all for it. When you look at our economy, 18 billion dollars is a pretty small number... even though if they were to give it to me I could probably thing of plenty of better uses for it at present.
I personally wouldn't want to go to outer space for any amount of money really, but if some rich guys feel like forking over some crazy sum of cash to do it and they can make enough to pay for each trip with fairs and have some change left over then I'm all for it. When you look at our economy, 18 billion dollars is a pretty small number... even though if they were to give it to me I could probably thing of plenty of better uses for it at present.
Hell, I got to go to Mars for a fiver. Took about an hour and a half, went camping, had BBQs, the whole nine yards...
..oh wait, I mean Wales. I went to Wales. My bad.
..oh wait, I mean Wales. I went to Wales. My bad.
Hey, we have real problems up here, like cosmic rays, and a lack of an atmosphere.