bigsexydoug Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 On the contrary, we have a thriving space industry and behind a few of the biggest players we are one of the leading centres. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/200-million-boost-for-uk-space-industry and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14128682 Ok, let's just say we built a rocket , launch pad etc etc all out of British parts with Britains finest space talent, would you go on it ? I know I wouldn't ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairyworld14 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I think we should not spend money on space because here on earth we have enough problems. So quit wasting money & sort our problems out down here. Enough already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Actually I think we were doing quite well in the early fifties and up there with the leaders in the field. We were innovative, but a bit Heath Robinson. We invented Radar and had rocket programmes galore. Then the Americans and Russians started throwing money at it and we dropped behind / out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoatwobbler Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 The moon is great for tides and seasons, but I really don't fancy visiting the place. Very expensive and there's nowt there. Leave the Americans to blow their own government cash on that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 It was also important to have our own nuclear deterrent; so the money went there, rather than to those who would have liked to set up a space program, such as the British Interplanetary Society http://www.bis-space.com/ I don't suppose Britain has any nukes of its own, nowadays We have something riding around on our three nuclear armed submarines. ---------- Post added 30-08-2013 at 08:36 ---------- Ok, let's just say we built a rocket , launch pad etc etc all out of British parts with Britains finest space talent, would you go on it ? I know I wouldn't ! Is that supposed to prove the figures wrong? We have a thriving space related sector. I'm sorry if the facts disagree with your opinion. ---------- Post added 30-08-2013 at 08:36 ---------- I think we should not spend money on space because here on earth we have enough problems. So quit wasting money & sort our problems out down here. Enough already You don't think that money spent on space exploration sometimes benefits us in direct ways on earth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I think we should not spend money on space because here on earth we have enough problems. So quit wasting money & sort our problems out down here. Enough already I think space is the place to go for sorting some of our problems out. You can do a lot more than get Sky TV from space. I find this project fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 We definitely need to look into terra-forming other planets, The resources on this one are not infinite, and we may suffer an apocalyptic event that forces us off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Terraforming is a long way off, first things first, like actually getting a man to mars, starting to mine asteroids, building a base on the moon, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scabbydog Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Is there really money to be made from exploring space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfish1936 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I think we should not spend money on space because here on earth we have enough problems. So quit wasting money & sort our problems out down here. Enough already Long ago I answered this argument in a print magazine: In the north of Australia, there's a lot of red dirt, bauxite; it's worth nothing. Then some men come along, dig it up, and take it to Gladstone, QLD ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladstone,_Queensland ) It's now worth their pay, and the pay of those who maintained and fuelled their truck. In Gladstone, the foundry make it into aluminium / aluminum. Now it's worth ther wages of the foundrymen, and those who produced the electricity to smelt the ore. Loaded onto a ship, the added value is the transport cost, mostly wages. Fabricated into a spacecraft, again, mostly wages. So when it's finally shot off into space, all the wages stay on earth; all that's lost is a heap of red dirt. Abolish the space program, and all those wage earners along the chain will be unemployed, as will those who derived income from them, thus adding to the problems on Earth, of which you wisely say we have enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.