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Not really considering I said from the very beginning of this thread that we should still fund ventures such as the one OP posted. Just because I want to make sure human lives and money are not wasted doesn't mean I am not as "Rah rah rah! Human race!" as you.
I'm not at all "Rah rah rah! Human race!" as you so eloquently put it. No need to be, as we have no competition. Nor do I advocate wasting money or lives.


That's what I know.
You do? Are you a rocket scientist or a space exploration expert? Barring a revelation from Jesus, what are your sources?

Here's a hint. If all these wondering things you talk about are anywhere in our grasp, where's all the investors lining up for this?
Here's an answer. Investors invest money to make money. They don't invest for the advancement of the human race, they invest to beef up their bottomline. Example: Spirit and Opportunity. Brilliantly executed project, lots of information gained. Financially -- complete disaster. If we were to wait for investors, that project would never happen. No money in it.


Why is the one investment OP showed such a big deal? Because it is so far out there as a concept. Not due to people being negative nancies but because private industry has had a hard time merely catching up to NASA let alone being pioneers in their own right. Like I said, space is unforgiving.
Depending on private investment for space exploration is folly. That's why NASA is funded by taxpayers.


And michio kaku can talk on tv all he wants about warp drives going faster than light, but that doesn't mean the issue is a lack of money buddy.
Straw for the strawmen. Yes, more straw for the strawmen. Strawmen demand their straw.