Not Crap.
Most of what we humans spend our time and money on can easily look pretty dumb. Face it, most of what we do is pretty dumb. We have it within our power to sort out most of our problems, but we don't. That's just the way we are/capitalism/human nature (delete as applicable) Why single out space travel?
When you actually see a breakdown of what governments spend their money on, and how much most of it costs, it's staggering and depressing. Equally so, when you look at what the amount we as indivduals spend on wasteful damaging crap that doesn't last. I'd rather spend it on going into space than just pour it into landfills.
Pointless Endevour: Travelling to the moon, again
12Although I see your point I would much rather we waste billions going to the stars than waste it on bombs and shit.
Obviously, it would be nice if we weren't wasting any but ho, hum
I haven't read the link and I'd think badly if this is only about rich dudes having a jolly but I happen to think research into space travel is incredibly important for our race (if anything is) and so space travel, generally, I don't see as a waste.
To help AIDSs riddled africa you are going to need a damn sight more than money. No country seems to be willing to give Africa what it needs financially or otherwise pouring this money into it wouldn't help much anyway - in my humble opinion.
Obviously, it would be nice if we weren't wasting any but ho, hum
I haven't read the link and I'd think badly if this is only about rich dudes having a jolly but I happen to think research into space travel is incredibly important for our race (if anything is) and so space travel, generally, I don't see as a waste.
To help AIDSs riddled africa you are going to need a damn sight more than money. No country seems to be willing to give Africa what it needs financially or otherwise pouring this money into it wouldn't help much anyway - in my humble opinion.
Pointless Endevour: Travelling to the moon, again
13I'm more with Gil Scott Heron on this one.
A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with Whitey on the moon)
Her face and arms began to swell.
(and Whitey's on the moon)
I can't pay no doctor bill.
(but Whitey's on the moon)
Ten years from now I'll be payin' still.
(while Whitey's on the moon)
The man jus' upped my rent las' night.
('cause Whitey's on the moon)
No hot water, no toilets, no lights.
(but Whitey's on the moon)
I wonder why he's uppi' me?
('cause Whitey's on the moon?)
I wuz already payin' 'im fifty a week.
(with Whitey on the moon)
Taxes takin' my whole damn check,
Junkies makin' me a nervous wreck,
The price of food is goin' up,
An' as if all that shit wuzn't enough:
A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with Whitey on the moon)
Her face an' arm began to swell.
(but Whitey's on the moon)
Was all that money I made las' year
(for Whitey on the moon?)
How come there ain't no money here?
(Hmm! Whitey's on the moon)
Y'know I jus' 'bout had my fill
(of Whitey on the moon)
I think I'll sen' these doctor bills,
Airmail special
(to Whitey on the moon)
Pointless Endevour: Travelling to the moon, again
14If we don't go to the moon again how are the Vulcans going to notice our advances in space travel and thus decide to open a dialugue with our species, leading to use of their keen space technology. Come on people, it is a necessity. The Federation depends on it.
On a serious note, I have a friend that genuinely believes we never landed on the moon. And he is well educated. I think the idea of winged cats holds more creedance than the idea we never went to the moon.
Jon
On a serious note, I have a friend that genuinely believes we never landed on the moon. And he is well educated. I think the idea of winged cats holds more creedance than the idea we never went to the moon.
Jon
Pointless Endevour: Travelling to the moon, again
15Martin:
Did "lol" come out of the Space Program? If so, can we give that one back to them?
Sparky:
Thanks for dropping the Gil Scott. I love that song. It's the most Black Panther sounding thing I've ever heard.
Well, there is "Who Will Pay Reparations On My Soul."
Anyway - Bongoes. Turtlenecks. Berets. Militant. I love it.
Rimbaud:
We went to the moon. Really. Capricorn One was fiction.
-A
Did "lol" come out of the Space Program? If so, can we give that one back to them?
Sparky:
Thanks for dropping the Gil Scott. I love that song. It's the most Black Panther sounding thing I've ever heard.
Well, there is "Who Will Pay Reparations On My Soul."
Anyway - Bongoes. Turtlenecks. Berets. Militant. I love it.
Rimbaud:
We went to the moon. Really. Capricorn One was fiction.
-A
Itchy McGoo wrote:I would like to be a "shoop-shoop" girl in whatever band Alex Maiolo is in.
Pointless Endevour: Travelling to the moon, again
16They can send the whole neighborhood of Lincoln Park to the moon, for all I care. It'll free up some nice lakesdie real estate in Chicago.
George
Pointless Endevour: Travelling to the moon, again
17garble wrote:ubercat wrote:104 Billion? With a 'b'?
Hmm. I could buy an asian island chain with that much cash...
Changed my mind.
CRAP!
are there asians still on the islands?... I mean, do the asians come with it?
Yes. Why else would one buy an asian island chain? If I wanted a desolate
hide-away I'd be looking to buy large chunks of Jersey.
Pointless Endevour: Travelling to the moon, again
18It's no coincidence that the first moon landing occurred in 1969, one year after perhaps the most chaotic year this country had seen since the great depression, maybe the Civil War. There was mass upheaval and dissatisfaction here, so our leaders tried to distract us by saying, "Lookee, Junior, at the pretty lights up in the sky!"
It's no coincidence that the current administration has seen fit to revive this quixotic program at precisely this moment in our country's history. Besides, you don't think they'd actually spend that money on improving the lives of poor people, do you? They'd build another planet before they'd do that.
It's no coincidence that the current administration has seen fit to revive this quixotic program at precisely this moment in our country's history. Besides, you don't think they'd actually spend that money on improving the lives of poor people, do you? They'd build another planet before they'd do that.
Pointless Endevour: Travelling to the moon, again
19It's been estimated that the savings from space based improvements in weather prediction alone have paid for the program many times over.
But that's not the best reason to go.
I feel sorry for people who don't empathize with the need to climb mountains, explore the sea, and answer questions of literally cosmic proportions.
But that's not the best reason to go.
I feel sorry for people who don't empathize with the need to climb mountains, explore the sea, and answer questions of literally cosmic proportions.
Pointless Endevour: Travelling to the moon, again
20I feel sorry for people who don't empathize with the need to climb mountains, explore the sea, and answer questions of literally cosmic proportions.
name one question that will be answered by this journey that wasn't answed by the identical apollo missions 40 years ago? This isn't a telescope or an interplanetary probe, this has nothing to do with knowledge, it's just some rich people adding 104 billion to the national debt in order to go on a short holiday to a dead white rock.
There are real and pressing problems here on this planet which need addressing, millions and millions of people's lives could be improved with this money.
I feel sorry for people who's think a vanity trip to the moon is worth more than life