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> NDT* does an excellent job explaining this every time he gets a chance to do so. One of my favorite quotes is him saying something to the affect of "take a lo
by tivert 3y ago
> NDT* does an excellent job explaining this every time he gets a chance to do so. One of my favorite quotes is him saying something to the affect of "take a look at the pioneers of space exploration. Note down their age. Notice a trend? They all grew up during the apollo programs!
That doesn't make any sense at all. The "pioneers of space exploration" would obviously include the people who did Apollo [and Sputnik, and Mercury, etc], and they obviously did not grow up during the Apollo program, unless NASA has a time machine they're not telling us about.
- deelowe 3y agoMost of the pioneers of space TODAY got into space b/c of what they witnessed with apollo and to some extent, the shuttle. According to NDT, budgets and education enrollment has been down because of a lack of enthusiasm and this lack of enthusiasm is b/c we no longer have people EXPLORING the frontiers of space (the IST doesn't count).
- tivert 3y ago> Most of the pioneers of space TODAY got into space b/c of what they witnessed with apollo and to some extent, the shuttle. 1) that "TODAY" is a pretty important qualification, and 2) it's a stretch to call those people pioneers. I live in the American West TODAY, but I certainly shouldn't be labeled a "pioneer" like the people who moved to this area 150+ years ago.
- hoten 3y agoI think the word is being stretched a bit, but not much. Space is not inhabited by any meaningful number of people, and very few have been, so for the foreseeable future anyone simply leaving Earth could be called pioneer - among the first to explore a new area.
- deelowe 3y agoFeel free to substitute a more appropriate term. The premise doesn't change.