COLONIZING THE SOLAR SYSTEM ELON MUSK IS RIGHT: COLONIZING THE SOLAR SYSTEM IS HUMANKIND’S INSURANCE POLICY AGAINST EXTINCTION Written By: Jason Dorrier Why blow billions of dollars on space exploration when billions of people are living in poverty here on Earth? You’ve likely heard the justifications. The space program brings us useful innovations and inventions. Space exploration delivers perspective, inspiration, and understanding. Because it’s the final frontier. Because it’s there. What you haven’t heard is anything to inspire a sense of urgency. Indeed, NASA’s struggle to defend its existence and funding testifies to how weak these justifications sound to a public that cares less about space than seemingly more pressing needs. Link: losnuevosguerreros.org/mod/glossary/view.php?id=1&mode=entry&hook=912
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 23:00:17 +0000