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I sometimes wonder why space exploration interest ever waned. You would think as population increases and natural resource supplies tighten, that the world woul
by chucknelson 14y ago
I sometimes wonder why space exploration interest ever waned. You would think as population increases and natural resource supplies tighten, that the world would be a bit more motivated. I'm convinced that interest is low because the problem is just too damn hard.
- tisme 14y agoBecause once you've won a race there is no point in continuing to run. Access to space never was about access to space to begin with, it was a showdown on the world political stage.
- btyrad 14y agoExactly. And what is the end goal of space exploration? Colonize another planet? Do you know how impossible that seems -air, food, facilities?? Billions spent for what exactly...mining operations?
- chucknelson 14y agoSo what is the catalyst that sets off "real" space exploration? Near-exhaustion of Earth's resources?