It's Time To Get Serious About Colonizing Space

io9.com by Annalee Newitz | Feb. 1, 2010 (News Analysis)

(Blog Post) Today the Obama Administration unveiled its new budget for NASA, which included a shocker: Plans to return to the Moon have been scrapped. So why are we optimistic? Because Obama's budget rewards science, and lays groundwork for human space colonies. Full Story »

Posted by Joey Baker - via Google News (Obama Administration)

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Sci/Tech
Topics: U.S. Budget, U.S. Congress, Obama Administration, Space
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Posted by: Posted by Joey Baker - Feb 1, 2010 - 4:19 PM PST
Reviewed by: Joey Baker (review), Dwight Rousu (review), Randy Morrow (review), Jon Mitchell (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Feb 2, 2010 - 12:12 AM PST
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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 1, 2010

The viewpoint is interesting, and may be right, but is not well supported.

Manned space flight has been useful mostly for joining nations in activities other than war. It is beautiful but expensive technology. What will replace international cooperation in a peaceful endeavor?

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Joey Baker
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 by Joey Baker - Feb. 1, 2010

Solid analysis of the proposed NASA budget and a good counter to what mainstream media is reporting.

Joey posted this story.
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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Feb. 2, 2010
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Jon Mitchell
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 by Jon Mitchell - Feb. 2, 2010
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