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Originally Posted by Helm
when your military hasn't been put to use to the defense of your country since the second world war. You've started enough wars with it as of late, though, so I guess money well spent?
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National defense is a relative argument, and it's not one worth ruining this topic over, because it isn't debatable in the U.S. I'll say it once again-- the defense of the this country is one of the most BASIC principles outlined for our government in the Constitution. It's an issue of patriotism to many Americans that we have the biggest, strongest military. I don't see the same vigor for space travel, which is what leaves me perplexed over their budget.
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The degree to which nasa is 'useful' useful is in the future colonization of other planets. As scientists become less and less enthusiastic about those prospects, the field drops into 'gentlemen's club'-type of applicationless star-gazing, like other academic fields.
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Right, which seems rather useless to me. According to NASA scientists, they simply don't have the money they need (of course), and their ships are old and outdated. But outdated for what? Who's setting the standard on this? I would again like to see the oceans explored a little more than Mars, or perhaps some investment into environmental conservation (gasp!)? Trying to reach Mars seems like an awfully expensive ego trip.
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