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Originally posted by Dracus:
I agree that as a planet, we should be working together to move beyond our piece of the rock. It drive me mad that we can't even build a space station without problems. maybe if we all got rid of capializim and build things for the good of the planet rather then to line our personal pockets then as a planet we would be heading to mars by next month. rather then 20 years from now.(nasa timeline for first man flight to mars)
Dracus, Had we kept up the space exploration we started in the late '50s with the same fervor with which we pursued our Lunar landing, we would already have a manned station on Mars.
The problem was that we reached our goal and then the space program couldn't get any more money (recession of the '70s). Then the shuttle disaster set us way back again.
The Space program landed us so many discoveries throughout the '60s that its unbelieveable. We definitely need to start putting lots more money back into that program.
Spyder
Sergeant, 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (LAAM), MCAS Cherry Point, NC (Now de-commissioned
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