At 12:42 PM 11/8/2006, Dr. Core wrote:
But on the bragging rights side... if say by 2050 China, India, and
perhaps Russia and maybe even one or two private companies all manage
to put men on the Moon, then US will have no obvious distinction
amongst many space powers. That will really put pressure on the US gov
to do something spectacular. Like landing on Mars, perhaps?
I'd settle for doing something useful. A permanent station, a
beanstalk, cheap methods of escaping atmosphere and a reason to do
so...whatever. I'm not picky. Just something to justify the existence
of a space program to everyday folk.
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