Quote:I love the fact that there are sources other than the US & Russia exploring space travel BUT I must admit, I've been watching so many things blow up during recent attempts that I'm quite skeptical about some of these expectations.

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That and the cost of undertaking such space operations. In the 1970's NASA had a hugely ambitious plan to build a massive space habitat for Astronauts and colonists. They backed off from it once they figured out that it would take upwards of 40-50 years to complete, and that it would cost more than 3X the entire GDP of the United States to get the money and resources in order to build it. It's great that people are still passionate about space travel and colonization, but you also have to be realistic of these things at the same time. I think that we need to solve our problems here on Earth first before venturing out into Space and beyond.

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