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Do we really believe that science, if faced with the immense challenge of orbiting debris, won't find a way to regain access to orbit? When did we become so pe
by applecore 11y ago
Do we really believe that science, if faced with the immense challenge of orbiting debris, won't find a way to regain access to orbit?
When did we become so pessimistic?
- creshal 11y agoOf course we'll find a way. But who will pay for it?
- kohanz 11y agoI think the point is that this problem is a lot easier to deal with before it is actually a problem. Reminds me of climate change, in that way.
- nabla9 11y agoEconomics is usually more important factor than science. Science provides possibilities, economics selects those possibilities that are realized. Instead of building those sci-fi space stations and exploring plants that has been scientific possibility for decades, we have realized and exceeded our sci-fi dreams in computers, internet and mobile phones. If billion people spend $10 per month on something, there is economic incentive to spend billions in technological research.