Monday, May 02, 2011
IT’S ABOUT TIME: New bill directs NASA back to the moon by 2022, with permanent habitation in mind.
I’d prefer NASA staying on the sidelines, cheering on American venture capital and making space exploration and colonization a national goal is an important first step.
Unfortunately, President Obama is dismissive of a moon mission, saying “We’ve been there before.”
The first American satellite to orbit earth, Explorer I, was launched Jan 31, 1958, three years before our current president was born. Can you imagine how poor our life would be if President Eisenhower had ditched the emerging space program then, saying essentially “Well, we’ve been there.”
I’d prefer NASA staying on the sidelines, cheering on American venture capital and making space exploration and colonization a national goal is an important first step.
Unfortunately, President Obama is dismissive of a moon mission, saying “We’ve been there before.”
The first American satellite to orbit earth, Explorer I, was launched Jan 31, 1958, three years before our current president was born. Can you imagine how poor our life would be if President Eisenhower had ditched the emerging space program then, saying essentially “Well, we’ve been there.”
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