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Headline: Congress Loses Faith in Power of Prayer. nt valerief Mar 2013 #1
I think climate change will get us before an asteroid Auggie Mar 2013 #2
Rep.Alexander "not reassuring" Well no shit. What's NASA going to tell you? They have Bruce Willis.. DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #3
This may be cynical as hell, but does anyone think this might have to do with funding projects bloomington-lib Mar 2013 #4
Not really, no. Moving mining off-world is one of the best things we could do for the environment. DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #5
As a backup plan, we might consider trying to make this planet last maxsolomon Mar 2013 #6
You don't realize how hostile the universe is towards life, do you? We're not safe... DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #8
Actually no, that isn't "the single most stupid thing we could do" ... Nihil Mar 2013 #11
Your small picture linear thinking will help the short-sighted capitalist thinking in dooming us all DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #13
I give you the last 12 years. Nihil Mar 2013 #16
It's happening, whether people like it or not. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #17
Heh. We've danced this dance here before, haven't we my friend? :) DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #20
Think so. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #22
100 million years! I thought we had billions of years! bananas Mar 2013 #24
We would need stringent health and safety requirements for miners who are sent to mine asteroids nt Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #7
Indeed, but you can count on corporations applying the same Earth-bound dirty tricks in space. nt DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #9
Like it or not, the rules don't apply out there. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #18
Damn ... Nihil Mar 2013 #10
My stomach churns with this thought... lbrtbell Mar 2013 #12
Nasa is one big black hole magic59 Mar 2013 #14
Are you serious? neverforget Mar 2013 #15
Oh FFS. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #19
Unlike the shining beacon of humanity's scientific progress, the Pentagon Celefin Mar 2013 #21
Tell us what NASA's budget is without resorting to Google. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #23
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