Nomen Nescio wrote:

We are wasting men and resources fooling around in low Earth orbit. Even a
die-hard space enthusiast can't get excited anymore when we shoot men up
250 miles and watch them go 'round and 'round. Sorry, but its the truth.

In the movie, When Worlds Collide, we went from nothing to an
interplanetary rocket ship in one quick project in less than a year.
That's the way it should be here and now.


Remember, it's easier to justify in that scenario where nothing you
do on Earth will soon matter at all.

In the real world, there are always competing interests.


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