Been there, done that, see no need to go again.
I, too, see no need to rocket off to the moon:
President Barack Obama is essentially grounding efforts to return astronauts to the moon and instead is sending NASA in new directions with roughly $6 billion more, according to officials familiar with the plans.
Naturally he does something I don’t agree with in the same sentence. I wouldn’t give NASA more money. I’d cut their budget and focus them mostly on propulsion. Until we figure out a way to break earth’s gravitational clutch easier, space isn’t going to happen like scifi buffs and other futurists want.
I think it much more likely that commercial interests will figure out space faster, cheaper and better than NASA. NASA’s goal is more budget next year. That is hardly conducive to technical innovation and speed. Also, NASA’s scientists, like James Hansen, have become too politicized.
