I always laugh when I hear 'space experts' opine how we're going to have a moonbase sometime soon (and yes, I know NASA is making plans - but go figure) and then it'll be on to Mars.
The fact is our current way of getting into space is just too crude, risky and downright expensive to allow the sort of presence that the enthusiasts like to envision.
Having said that, it's worth seeing where America's really spending its space dollar - and that's in military space projects.
The fact is our current way of getting into space is just too crude, risky and downright expensive to allow the sort of presence that the enthusiasts like to envision.
Having said that, it's worth seeing where America's really spending its space dollar - and that's in military space projects.