I can see your point, its a very good one. I too see many things we need fixed on earth RIGHT NOW, that would be money better spent than on any space exploration.
But, I also know that quick fixes with no long term view will lead to humanity's downfall. Look at a lot of our problems today, pollution, overpopulation, energy droughts, education, etc. If we would have put money and effort into these things decades ago, they wouldnt be a problem now, or at least not as big of a problem. Society as a whole needs to wise up and realize that the earth could very well blow up tomorrow and we need to spread out a little to ensure survival of the human race. Wasnt it Heinlin who said "The earth is far too fragile a basket for humanity to keep all its eggs in."?
And if you dont think space exploration helped develope many technologies that we use every day, than you are misinformed. Microwaves, velcro, powdered beverages, smaller computers, etc. All were either discovered/designed by NASA or were designed by people working off of NASA's ideas.
Just think of the recycling technologies that we could gain from a moon base or a mars mission. I'm sure there are many more too, thats just the first one I thought of.
I turned 21 in 2000, so I am a bit before the ipod generation, but I do own an ipod, so what gen am I?
Here in the USA we have a similar law and while they dont strictly enforce it on individuals, any group/company that uses the copyrighted material will be sued, or threatened with a lawsuit.
I dont know about over there, but here, resturaunts that used to sing "Happy Birthday" to patrons had to stop because the RIAA threatened a lawsuit. Thats why they all have thier own gay birthday song now.
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I can see your point, its a very good one. I too see many things we need fixed on earth RIGHT NOW, that would be money better spent than on any space exploration. But, I also know that quick fixes with no long term view will lead to humanity's downfall. Look at a lot of our problems today, pollution, overpopulation, energy droughts, education, etc. If we would have put money and effort into these things decades ago, they wouldnt be a problem now, or at least not as big of a problem. Society as a whole needs to wise up and realize that the earth could very well blow up tomorrow and we need to spread out a little to ensure survival of the human race. Wasnt it Heinlin who said "The earth is far too fragile a basket for humanity to keep all its eggs in."? And if you dont think space exploration helped develope many technologies that we use every day, than you are misinformed. Microwaves, velcro, powdered beverages, smaller computers, etc. All were either discovered/designed by NASA or were designed by people working off of NASA's ideas. Just think of the recycling technologies that we could gain from a moon base or a mars mission. I'm sure there are many more too, thats just the first one I thought of. I turned 21 in 2000, so I am a bit before the ipod generation, but I do own an ipod, so what gen am I?
Here in the USA we have a similar law and while they dont strictly enforce it on individuals, any group/company that uses the copyrighted material will be sued, or threatened with a lawsuit. I dont know about over there, but here, resturaunts that used to sing "Happy Birthday" to patrons had to stop because the RIAA threatened a lawsuit. Thats why they all have thier own gay birthday song now.