General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: We should have been colonizing the solar system by now. [View all]a geek named Bob
(2,715 posts)actually, there IS an ROI...
NASA even maintains a book of the spin offs. (little things like weather satellites, fuel cells, personal computers, light weight alloys for wheelchairs, bio-monitoring remote telemetry, high bandwidth communications...)
Also, the cost over runs for Iraq are more than the total budget for NASA.
I showed you what was needed to survive on Mars. Mars has the Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen to build up an ecosystem.
If we're going to play the "Why should I have to pay" game...
-why should I have to pay for Iraq and Afghanistan?
-why should I have to pay for the NEH?
-why should I have to pay for the NEA?
-why should I have to pay for water going to towns in Arizona? Should they move to where the water is?
Don't like something? Vote on it.
Most people in the USA like NASA, and look forward to the next launch.
Also, we need scouting flights, before we start putting cities down.
As to your bit about "men in space fantasy," look dude... fantasies aren't well. That's sort of the definition. The fact that we've had people go into space makes it not a fantasy. A socialist utopia... now THAT'S a fantasy... (and not a very nice one...)
To me, it sounds like a lot of the anti-space crowd is scared of the idea of going into space, doesn't want to admit it. At the same time, this same anti-space crowd seems