Tim's All Important GOP Endorsement!

[The Brain]

What's the carat price of diamonds? And don't they think that the core of Neptune is diamond? If we can mine that core we'll have enough money to colonize the galaxy.

[Faeelin]

The technology is too expensive now. Presumably there's a lot more advances to be made and eventually it could be some billionaire's vanity project.

Again, what major changes have we seen in space flight over the last 50 years which makes you think there are a lot more advances to be made?

[garbon]

The technology is too expensive now. Presumably there's a lot more advances to be made and eventually it could be some billionaire's vanity project.

Again, what major changes have we seen in space flight over the last 50 years which makes you think there are a lot more advances to be made?

To be fair - just because there is slow development in an area for a while doesn't mean that there aren't advances to be made.

[Faeelin]

To be fair - just because there is slow development in an area for a while doesn't mean that there aren't advances to be made.

No, that's true, but I just can't think of anything that would be worthwhile and so far all Tim and Peter have said is they hope/believe that at some point some radical change will occur to make ::mumble:: economically justifiable.

[garbon]

To be fair - just because there is slow development in an area for a while doesn't mean that there aren't advances to be made.

No, that's true, but I just can't think of anything that would be worthwhile and so far all Tim and Peter have said is they hope/believe that at some point some radical change will occur to make ::mumble:: economically justifiable.

Oh agreed, that's why I said to be fair.

[Eddie Teach]

Again, what major changes have we seen in space flight over the last 50 years which makes you think there are a lot more advances to be made?

Better computers. Advances in solar energy(so maybe the ship can refuel itself en route one day). Better understanding of the underlying chemistry and physics. I don't think we've reached our technological summit by a long shot.

[Ideologue]

To be fair - just because there is slow development in an area for a while doesn't mean that there aren't advances to be made.

No, that's true, but I just can't think of anything that would be worthwhile and so far all Tim and Peter have said is they hope/believe that at some point some radical change will occur to make ::mumble:: economically justifiable.

Solar power satellites.

[garbon]

Solar power satellites.

What does that have to do with colonizing Mars?

[katmai]

I gladly support shooting Tim off into orbit, never to be heard from again.

[Ideologue]

Solar power satellites.

What does that have to do with colonizing Mars?

Nothing.  But you didn't say Mars, you said space, didn't you?

[Grinning_Colossus]

The Great Filter is democratic government and good accounting.

That's big-D Democratic for you, Tim.