Sir David Attenborough says we in serious trouble if we dont change our ways.

[Codz]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I agree the ISS has provided some scientific finds. But I also believe it is good will gesture. Probes are more bang for the buck. I agree. I still stand that space exploration is not supported by this administration. Looking at your signature, space and all it entails is your interest. As such, what has the current administration accomplished in moving forward with space exploration? The shuttle has been retired. I believe private investment is engineering craft for manned space flight.

The Space Shuttle needed to be retired to clear funds for spacecraft that are specialized for BEO activities. Honestly, the current administration hasn't really been better or worse than the recent previous ones in my opinion(Bush, Clinton, Reagan). We haven't really had an administration that really cared about space since JFK/LBJ.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Codz

Most people in the year 1875 probably didn't think that the world would progress very fast either. Less than one hundred years later we invented prop aircraft, jet aircraft, nuclear bombs, nuclear energy, manned and artificial space flight, and we walked on the Moon.

Man rediscovered oil.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...Modern_history

Originally Posted by Codz

We haven't really had an administration that really cared about space since JFK/LBJ.

Two words:

Cold War

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Codz

The Space Shuttle needed to be retired to clear funds for spacecraft that are specialized for BEO activities. Honestly, the current administration hasn't really been better or worse than the recent previous ones in my opinion(Bush, Clinton, Reagan). We haven't really had an administration that really cared about space since JFK/LBJ.

Agreed. I think private enterprise spacecraft can be designed and built much less expensively than what the gov't can do. Let's see what they can come up with.

I'm still of mind that earth itself has yet to reveal all she has. The rain forests contain numerous undiscovered species of plant, insect and animal. The ocean's depths are still a mystery. The problem here is we, as humans, are decimating these regions.

Let's look to the stars!