ISS conducts experiments that cannot be conducted on earth due to gravity - some of which includes (and has included in the past) pharmaceuticals which save lives. Also space shuttles are not like your Ute - they are continuously reworked and have had numerous changes made to them over time, although I would still like to see something new developed.
There is nothing cowardly about asking why humans should be in space - only short-sighted. Why did explorers explore the earth? Did they know the benefits of their recordings and observations?
Finally space exploration as a whole is a good place for starting international cooperation, which hopefully might serve as a blueprint for other areas of international collaboration.
While its good to see that something is being attempted, I fear that this like other anti-bullying schemes is more about the feel-good factor than really changing anything. Given the trouble teachers have in stamping out bullying in the school yard I don't think they will fare well on the Internet. Kids will be better off getting karate lessons.
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No sarcasm there at all
Patents are necessary in many areas - however they have been taken too far especially in software. I would like to see some well needed patent reform.
ISS conducts experiments that cannot be conducted on earth due to gravity - some of which includes (and has included in the past) pharmaceuticals which save lives. Also space shuttles are not like your Ute - they are continuously reworked and have had numerous changes made to them over time, although I would still like to see something new developed. There is nothing cowardly about asking why humans should be in space - only short-sighted. Why did explorers explore the earth? Did they know the benefits of their recordings and observations? Finally space exploration as a whole is a good place for starting international cooperation, which hopefully might serve as a blueprint for other areas of international collaboration.
Jeez, how hard is it for these companies to just NOT piss off their own customers.
Must there be soviet jokes in every post :(
While its good to see that something is being attempted, I fear that this like other anti-bullying schemes is more about the feel-good factor than really changing anything. Given the trouble teachers have in stamping out bullying in the school yard I don't think they will fare well on the Internet. Kids will be better off getting karate lessons.