RE: Why your kids won't land on the Moon
It's a shame that short sighted people tend to forget that a very large percentage of the high-tech items that we enjoy today are direct outgrowths of the problem solving of NASA.To just name a few: Tang, ziploc bags, solar cells, the advances in robotics, the advances in computers and computer controls, quite a bit of medicine, and serious advances in electronics reduction in size/weight and immunity to radiation, advancements in communications resulting in cell phones and wi-fi.
The nay-sayers will insist that it is too difficult and too expensive. They are the ones afraid of any change, that have no sense of exploration or of the absolute necessity of our expansion to the rest of the solar system simply to ensure the survival of our species.
