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RE: 5 Years between test flights?
By mindless1 on 10/27/2009 11:32:31 PM , Rating: 2
Easy knee-jerk reaction, but it ignores facts. Fact is, constant testing of this rocket doesn't bring us any closer to our needed space exploration goals, the Saturn program already allowed getting space probes up there.

We need to be frugal with testing rockets and put more on development of drive systems, NEW drive systems not rehashes of ones that obviously won't be viable for deeper space exploration. Until then, no amount of launching expensive missiles dubbed rockets will matter.

On the other hand the whole point is benefit to the species, is it not? What is more beneficial to the species than helping those who are not productive become so, helping to keep civil peace, spending money on real needs instead of allowing disparity to cause crimes then we pay much more building prisons to house everyone?

Oh wait, we already do the latter and obviously it is an utter failure considering per capita incarceration. Sorry but we already tried it your way, now let's accept mistakes made and move forward in a productive direction instead. The stereotypes of pregnant teenagers and drug addicts do not apply to many people, the simple fact is there are fewer jobs that pay enough to support oneself and an equal share of family expenses than there are people.

You could then claim "but they shouldn't have kids", and yet many people have/had good jobs. Same could be said about your parents or mine, that they simply shouldn't have kids just in case someday their job vanishes. Some people find good jobs again, others don't. That's the problem with changing technology, global markets, outsourcing, etc.

