Sad day for me! I think NASA is making a mistake ending the Shuttle program, but I understand they want to focus what little funding they have on new programs. I like the idea of landing men on an asteroid and a return to the moon and eventually a mission to Mars. I thing NASA made a mistake when they ended the Apollo program. If they had continued to go to the moon, they may have discovered how to gather and return helium3 to earth and solve our energy problems.
I don't want to appear too critical of NASA because they are doing a great job of pioneering the solar system and the universe. History shows us that pioneering is done in small steps that lead to large advances for mankind. I don't believe man will ever achieve the space travel of Star Trek but I do believe man will someday travel the solar system mining resources from the planets, moons and asteroids.
We should not be too concerned over the expense of a space program because the investment could pay of big someday. Look at the Louisiana purchase, the purchase of Alaska, the building of the Union Pacific Railroad and Panama Canal as examples of pioneering paying off big from large investments.
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