Comment Re:What a joke!!!! (Score 1) 251
I love the fact that the USA thinks we own the universe
What about this article implies this?
Shouldn't we encourage a gold rush to the moon? I have no idea what you're getting at here. If we allow this model I predict that other countries, companies, will mine the moon and we'll have like one company that will be doing exploration of some barren piece of non mine-able area.
Who cares if other countries mine the moon? What "model" are you referring to here, and why do "we" have any authority over it?
The USA really needs to get rid of this elitist attitude that we are the best and control everything
What about this article implies an elitist attitude? NASA is taking applications for ideas to work with NASA. Not selling permission to go to the moon.
because we are falling behind other countries on everything... I think the love of our country is clouding reality.
Certainly not on space exploration. NASAs accomplishments have not been reproduced by anyone else. Besides it's a scientific endeavor, not an international dick waving contest. It's worth doing for the science, not national pride. If we don't do it, there's nobody else to fill NASAs shoes completely. There are smaller successful space programs in other countries, but they're not as well funded as NASA.
We don't have a monopoly on ideas and other countries have exploited some of our finest values and leveraged them to their benefit. We need to do the same and look at what other countries are doing and take advantage of their experiences.
What monopoly on ideas are we assuming? Certainly nothing was implied in the article. What are other countries doing in space that we should be doing?
Your post just sounded like a childish troll, and I was treating you like one. If you want to participate in the discussion then write something coherent.
