That's pretty spectacular! Remember when the US used to do great things? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 07/17/2019 10:46AM The problem is that great things are getting exponentially harder to do -- Faz d. Hoo 07/17/2019 3:03PM Just talking to somebody last night. So disappointed that we have not done -- 81_Hokie 07/17/2019 11:43AM The Space Shuttle was a tremendous feat of engineering but it simply wasn't -- Hooddihsm 07/17/2019 12:35PM And it never really had a purpose. It was like designing and building a -- 81_Hokie 07/17/2019 12:55PM The Mars rover work was pretty impressive ** -- WahooMatt05 07/17/2019 12:22PM Space Hubble did just fine to. -- VaTechie 07/17/2019 1:10PM Absolutely... and Cassini-Huygens, and some others. Not saying that there -- 81_Hokie 07/17/2019 1:00PM It is absolutely amazing and shouldn't be taken for granted. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 07/17/2019 12:34PM Point taken on Seattle's "US doing great things" and a lot technology came -- hoodeyo 07/17/2019 11:47AM Space is overwhelming, our effort over the last 50 years is underwhelming ** -- 81_Hokie 07/17/2019 11:52AM I don't know, it's kind of overrated in some way unless you're particularly -- hoodeyo 07/17/2019 12:04PM Like science generally I suppose? I mean why go into sciencetific research -- Seattle .Hoo 07/17/2019 12:13PM Don't agree with that, just making the observation space as a mythical, -- hoodeyo 07/17/2019 12:24PM Well of course it’s anything but mythical. It’s pretty real -- 111Balz 07/17/2019 1:24PM It was very important when the CCCP was kicking our ass -- wahoo138 07/17/2019 12:53PM Yes, part of the cold war ** -- VaTechie 07/17/2019 1:01PM We like to talk about JFK, but let's not forget LBJ's pitch on the matter. -- Seattle .Hoo 07/17/2019 1:12PM Competition drives innovation, or so they say -- wahoo138 07/17/2019 1:11PM To me, the more important frontier is within our own -- Hooddihsm 07/17/2019 12:43PM Will have to take a look at the book below. I'm sure there is some -- hoodeyo 07/17/2019 1:29PM The book goes into that a bit. It's fascinating. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 07/17/2019 3:17PM Check out Michael Pollan's "How to Change your Mind." ** -- Seattle .Hoo 07/17/2019 12:45PM It's an interesting read. ** -- Hooddihsm 07/17/2019 12:48PM I don't agree with that. I think interest waned when the US manned space -- Seattle .Hoo 07/17/2019 12:33PM Here's my reasoning- -- hoodeyo 07/17/2019 1:22PM Precisely. To hoodeyo's point, too, the technological benefits have been -- Seattle .Hoo 07/17/2019 11:57AM Are you saying we need to MAGA? 😆 ** -- hooshouse 07/17/2019 10:47AM Oh damn....! :D ** -- Seattle .Hoo 07/17/2019 10:58AM