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:	post by Boozegood at 2011-02-23 15:46:39

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wow, your enthusiasm is inspiring, but the ONLY reason the apollo missions existed and there was such popular support and budgetary support was the COLD WAR, and the economy was soaring because of the benefits the US reaped in WWII. NASA should be more engaged in world research projects (that's the only way to move forward) but the realities of the American capital machine and specifically the broken government is why education (especially STEM) has a backseat, why my high school couldn't afford paper and pencils, and why corporations looking for resources will be the first to colonize space, and not for scientific reasons.

if any government is going to colonize anything within the next 50 years, it will be a world coalition with China at the head.

This is very true, it is much more difficult now to get people behind projects, as the spirit of competition is not there (as it was during the cold war).
One of the big problems right now is that NASA is doing so much incredible shit right now, but no one promotes it. Understandably, as it is not very shock-and-awe cool, like a space race. The last highly-publicized thing I believe was the arsenic-based life a few months ago. And that started as 'NASA FIENDZ ALIUMZMMZ!' and gradually ended up confusing most people as to exactly what was found (or even if it was created), etc. etc.
Like Tyson said in the above video, choosing a succinct (and exciting goal) such as Mars, and going for it full-bore, is what NASA needs to do. It is such a huge project that (as is already happening) so many breakthroughs happen along the way that even naysayers can be placated with practical application of said advancements 'down here'.

This nigga is trying to get an internship at Goddard next summer.

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