We can use robots for that too.
Last I checked that only happens in the movies.
Robots can't do everything. They can't build spaceships or collect energy.
There are a lot of rare heavy metals in those asteroids.
I would happily keep NASA funded and bump up the NPS budget by a few million before I'd want the on going health care entitlement program whose expenses trump both of them.
I actually think the protection and maintaining of our national parks IS something the federal government is best suited to do as it is federal land and important to culture and history to maintain these areas.
I can't give you an either or with NASA and the Parks because I think both are reasonable government actions, plus the hypothetical falls through when you realize its NOT just one or the other on those but there's numerous other portions of the budget and government that could be looked at.
Why not they practically build all the cars on Earth now.
To continue our discussion a bit, you might remember that one of the reasons I gave for not liking the health care bill that eventually passed is that now was not the right time for such spending. For that same reason, I don't have a problem with funding for NASA or Interior to be down currently. Deficit spending to recover from a recession is a standard tool in the toolbox for such situations. The problem being that since we were heavily deficit spending going into the recession, it has put spending levels at, to my mind, and unacceptable level. Now we have a situation where I will support just about any cut in spending, even for programs I do like. I think the only place I would not cut spending is education, simply because that is too vital to our future.
That is not accurate. They assist is some areas of building a car, but not even most of the building. Almost all the assembly work is done by people, and some of the fabrication.
That's right, and any leaps in technology there would likely come from NASA. Buying more current solar panels on govt money is not advancing the science.Solar panels came from the space program.
I thought deficit spending was suppose to help us recover from a recession.
A fully robotic plant for assembling other robots could be feasible on the moon.
Robots making robots.....be afraid very afraid
What is accomplished by going to the moon? We should take that money and invest in solar power research, and other fuel alternatives.
Not all deficit spending(actually just spending) is equal, and you have to measure the benefit to the cost. I don't think NASA would measure highly in that type of measurement.
I take issue with this. The scientists, administrators, astronauts etc all earn good salaries and pay back into the economy. The fabricators and equipment manufacturers likewise. These are good jobs that NASA spending is supporting. We don't want all of our deficit spending to support road crews and McDonald's do we?
I agree that these people contribute I think there talents can be better utilized at this point in time though than going to the moon again.
What would you have them do? They are especially trained for the space program.
What would you have them do? They are especially trained for the space program.
I'd present them with other projects applicable to their back ground.
They aren't hiring.
All of you doubting the benefits of the space program have no idea the variety of advances and products produced by the space program, do you?
What is the purpose of putting another man on the moon?
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