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cynthianews · 4504 days ago · link · · parent · post: Will Alien Life be First Discovered on Saturn's Enceladus?
Yes, it would be nice.
thenewgreen · 4504 days ago · link ·
I think it's a fools wish. Neither of them will. I really think this country could use a big common goal and space exploration could provide that. We need vision!
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cynthianews · 4504 days ago · link ·
They seem to be passing the reins onto China and Russia. It's sad.
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Russia is probably too poor, and China is probably a long way from having that kind of technology. My guess is that even if the President wanted to look for life on a nearby moon, it would be blocked by the fundamentalist caucus in Congress, they of the bury-your-head-in-the-sand life philosophy.
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