America Needs a New Moon Mission
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America Needs a New Moon Mission
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Re: America Needs a New Moon Mission
#2Agree completely that our space program needs a new significant mission to stay relevant. However, I don't think going to space matters as much as it did last century. During JFK's reign catching up in space with the soviets was more than about going to space, it was about being able to defend the country. Today I think our new Moon Mission should be about solving climate change. That's an issue the country and world need to come together on to solve.
Re: America Needs a New Moon Mission
#3Agree completely that our space program needs a new significant mission to stay relevant. However, I don't think going to space matters as much as it did last century. During JFK's reign catching up in space with the soviets was more than about going to space, it was about being able to defend the country. Today I think our new Moon Mission should be about solving climate change. That's an issue the country and world…
You're going to need to look beyond NASA for earth sciences for the time being - there's about to be a certain change in the US that has already said earth science research is to be scrapped.
The new moon mission will likely literally be a moon mission, as the incoming change has alluded to.
Honestly, not sure what the future is for NASA, other than perhaps the past, and a return to primarily propaganda rather than scientific activities.
Can downvoters please explain which of these facts they disagree with?
Re: America Needs a New Moon Mission
#4How about a mission on the same scale but a little closer to home. Let's take nuclear fusion technology to the point where it's ready for commercial and residential power production!
Re: America Needs a New Moon Mission
#5How about a mission on the same scale but a little closer to home. Let's take nuclear fusion technology to the point where it's ready for commercial and residential power production!
> but a little closer to home
Space, to our senses, is more tangible than time.
If you are 90% the way to Mars, e.g. failing in its upper atmosphere, you can communicate that proximity to your illiterates. Knowing and communicating proximity to an abstract goal, like EROEI > 1, is more complicated, politically.
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#6How about a mission on the same scale but a little closer to home. Let's take nuclear fusion technology to the point where it's ready for commercial and residential power production!
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Re: America Needs a New Moon Mission
#7Space mining and manufacturing could be a great focus for a "moon mission" scale project.
Re: America Needs a New Moon Mission
#8Agree completely that our space program needs a new significant mission to stay relevant. However, I don't think going to space matters as much as it did last century. During JFK's reign catching up in space with the soviets was more than about going to space, it was about being able to defend the country. Today I think our new Moon Mission should be about solving climate change. That's an issue the country and world…
You're going to need to look beyond NASA for earth sciences for the time being - there's about to be a certain change in the US that has already said earth science research is to be scrapped. The new moon mission will likely literally be a moon mission, as the incoming change has alluded to. Honestly, not sure what the future is for NASA, other than perhaps the past, and a return to primarily propaganda rather than s…
I doubt that the downvotes come from people disagreeing with you. Rather, I suspect that the "certain change" references are simply off-putting.
Trump. The guy's name is Trump. Alluding to it, vaguely-yet-obviously, makes it seem like you're trying too hard to sound clever.
Re: America Needs a New Moon Mission
#9Agree completely that our space program needs a new significant mission to stay relevant. However, I don't think going to space matters as much as it did last century. During JFK's reign catching up in space with the soviets was more than about going to space, it was about being able to defend the country. Today I think our new Moon Mission should be about solving climate change. That's an issue the country and world…
You're going to need to look beyond NASA for earth sciences for the time being - there's about to be a certain change in the US that has already said earth science research is to be scrapped. The new moon mission will likely literally be a moon mission, as the incoming change has alluded to. Honestly, not sure what the future is for NASA, other than perhaps the past, and a return to primarily propaganda rather than s…
This is less far off the mark than some downvoters will admit. Newt Gingrich is REALLY into going back to the moon, wants a moon base and everything.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're going to need to look beyond NASA for earth sciences for the time being - there's about to be a certain change in the US that has already said earth science research is to be scrapped. The new moon mission will likely literally be a moon mission, as the incoming change has alluded to. Honestly, not sure what the future is for NASA, other than perhaps the past, and a return to primarily propaganda rather than s…
I doubt that the downvotes come from people disagreeing with you. Rather, I suspect that the "certain change" references are simply off-putting. Trump. The guy's name is Trump. Alluding to it, vaguely-yet-obviously, makes it seem like you're trying too hard to sound clever.
No, I was just trying to avoid the downvotes for a potentially viewed as anti- or pro- trump comment - I'm expressing no opinion on him, just an outcome according to his purported policies. I'm not prepared to say whether I think this is a good or bad outcome, just an outcome. Up to others to decide their own view.