19th September 2005, 9:49 AM
The future of America as a major world power is increasingly in doubt as political division continues to weaken our national resolve. President Bush seeks to endeavour to keep the US at the top of the astronomical powers by keeping the initiative. As China, India and Brazil (try) to recreate out successes of the last century, a lazy, self-indulgent American society has lost interest in the benefits of the space industry, preferring to waste the money on social welfare for illegal immigrant leaches and the likes thereof. I for one think that upping the ante on the NASA budget and pushing forward the envelope of space exploration is absolutely essential. In this article, NASA submitted a manned mission to the moon to stay on for an entire week by 2018, and using the same CEV vehicle, to Mars thereafter. Thoughts?
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/09/19...index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/09/19...index.html
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