Space Exploration Act of 2002

orn writes "Rep. Lampson introduced a bill (pdf) (H.R. 4742) to the House on May 16th for a human space exploration initiative. I haven't heard a peep about it from the popular press, just a few articles on various space sites: SpaceRef's, the Planetary Society's, the Mars Society's. If you're interested in the sort of thing (and you live in the U.S.), contact your representative and let them know! While you're at it, figure out how to get the popular press aware of this..." On a related note is a story dicussing the controversy over whether the Moon should be developed, which seems a little premature to me.

Comments

Hopefully...

[CaffeineAddict2001]

We can get a cleanup crew to erase "CHA" off of it.

Development on the moon

[philthechill]

That's just what we need, a bunch of money-hungry real-estate magnates cutting down all the trees on the moon and polluting all the pristine streams and rivers with their construction runoff.

Not to mention all the wildlife that is displaced by this kind of thing. And why? I mean, sure, housing may be more affordable further out, but the commute is always worse...

Phil

How To Get The Press Interested

[donnacha]

While you're at it, figure out how to get the popular press aware of this

Easy: explain to journalists that, if space travel really takes off, they stand to bag some of the best press junkets ever.

Earth First!

[JeanBaptiste]

We can strip mine the other planets later

This of course is in opposition....

[The Ape With No Name]

While you're at it, figure out how to get the popular press aware of this...

As opposed to /. of course....