I still think the priorities are all wrong. who gives a -proverbial- sh*t about a sewage recycling system that cuts launch costs when tens of thousands of people don't have a roof over their head. There's no honor to be found in accomplishing a way to turn piss into drinking water for a couple of astronauts if that sickeningly large amount of money could have been spent on people in need. US citizens or elsewhere. First you do what NEEDS to be done as a government, and if that's all done appropriately, you do what CAN be done aside, like shooting people into orbit. That's what's wrong with governments all around the world: their people come last. Prestige, personal gain and power come first. I've always been a great fan of space exploration and scientific discovery, but, much like the governing bodies of this world, it DIRELY needs to be placed into a social context and should stop to be seen as a society in itself that can operate without justification or boundaries. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
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I still think the priorities are all wrong.
who gives a -proverbial- sh*t about a sewage recycling system that cuts launch costs when tens of thousands of people don't have a roof over their head.
There's no honor to be found in accomplishing a way to turn piss into drinking water for a couple of astronauts if that sickeningly large amount of money could have been spent on people in need. US citizens or elsewhere.
First you do what NEEDS to be done as a government, and if that's all done appropriately, you do what CAN be done aside, like shooting people into orbit.
That's what's wrong with governments all around the world: their people come last. Prestige, personal gain and power come first.
I've always been a great fan of space exploration and scientific discovery, but, much like the governing bodies of this world, it DIRELY needs to be placed into a social context and should stop to be seen as a society in itself that can operate without justification or boundaries.
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
are these the kinds of toilets that come with the FEMA trailers in New Orleans ??? Sick b*st*ards...