Question #6
"Do you feel the space program is on track, behind where it should be, or ahead of schedule?"
JF:
Behind where it should be. We should go into space when all nations have joined together and learned to live in peace. Ventures into space should be done for the benefit of all people. At present we are not wise enough. Today, separate nations entering space serve narrow national and military interests.
SG:
We landed on the moon in 1969. Since then we have successfully launched one fallen space station(skylab), launched many cable and phone satellites, one international space station, Hubble space telescope, many space probes to planets and throughout the solar system, we hurled a satellite into an asteroid and can't leave out the 6 space buses(minus two tragically). There are many other things I'm leaving out. Nasa has been busy in the last 37 years. Given they rely on a budget from the government and they are really not for profit. I think it's the best we can expect from them. If there was porn on Mars, we would have been there the day after the moon.
MG:
I’m not too interested in it. I’d much rather see people getting along and the money going to help people afflicted with aids or the starving people of the world. I don’t think it’s worth all the money that’s going into it. I don’t think your getting enough bang for your money. That’s just my opinion on it. I am sure it’s a very interesting part of life and I am OK with it, but I would like to see a billion dollars go to help people who are starving and those who need help. So I don’t think it’s the priority it should be, but in terms of being on track, it’s probably where it should be.
PP:
Somewhere between on track and ahead of schedule. I
feel there a far more important issues in the our
world currently than the exploration of the solar
system.
NS:
Far behind. We’ve spent too much time on the shuttle, and not nearly enough exploring our solar system. Mars, Europa, Titan—are we looking at prebiotic chemstry? Any signs of life? Let’s tackle the big questions to find out how we got here, and whether we’re alone in the universe or not.
AU:
Sadly, very little has changed in thirty years… some improvements in technology, but our world governments have had other “focuses” for their money.
DB:
Space settlement is not first on the agenda in my book. First we need to concentrate on reaching sustainability on a global scale. We should not be permitted to seek settlement elsewhere until we can demonstrate that we are not going to destroy more planets.
SS:
I believe the space program is woefully behind schedule. Having said that, I don’t think it should be a top priority. Humanity is currently facing many more important challenges requiring our full attention. But these too are being neglected as we focus our attention on meaningless issues.
A:
We are ok. It is on track. We don't need to be on Mars because God made Earth for us.
