Space tourism??
I'm an amateur and ill-informed space junky. I read with interest any news tid bits related to physics, space exploration, astronomy and the like, and have a firm belief that the exploration of space is this generation's monument to the future.
The pyramids have been built, as has the Great Wall. Delving further and further into space is how this generation, this new millenium, will mark itself out against the tides of humanity that came before. Look at us!! We have rockets!!
But being a normal nine-to-fiver, an out-of-shape dad no less, my opportunities for space travel are severely limited, right? Maybe not.
According to these guys, a capitalist or two is taking an interest in developing relatively low-flying space trips for tourists.
Something to hope for — when I am 60 years old, I will hawk the last of my valuables, sell my dog and buy a ticket for a space flight. There may be dangers, but alas: Is there a better way to go than trying to burst the bubble of space? Sign me up.
Some people question whether the investment of time and resources into space is worthwhile, given the huge problems we have back here on planet Earth.
My answer? No matter what the conditions here, humankind needs something to kindle the imagination, to fire the soul furnace. If we spend all our time trying to fix problems, rather than at the same time trying to put one foot out further than ever before, we atrophy. And as things work, inevitably the research into space exploration, space travel etc., will pay dividends here on the home planet.
Tang, for example. Without space travel, we never would have discovered the wonders of Tang.
All this comes up because NASA budget cuts had almost led to the winter-time shutdown of the Mars Rover missions. After all the failed space missions coming from NASA, a budget crunch almost led to the hibernation of the one better-than-expected project still in operation.
Thankfully, the public outcry was too much, and the cuts will come from somewhere else. Hey, I know. There's a war in Iraq that seems to be quite the fiscal drain ...
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