It's July 20, 2019. How should our space program commemmorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11?

[derby378]

[sandnsea]

1. Clean Energy and a Clean Solar System

and a committment to not travel into outer space at all until we can do it without harming anything.

[derby378]

3. I'm good with clearing up the space junk orbiting Earth

There's a huge amount of it, and it poses a constant threat to satellites, the International Space Station, etc.

Sweeping Earth's orbit with a big ol' electromagnet to grab a lot of the metal debris would be a big help.

[rsmith6621]

2. How About We Get It Right Down Here First

I say we do the next major space event after we bring the troops home....once we provide heath care for everyone....we have a surplus in the treasury....we have a sound and innovative energy policy in place....


So much more here to worry about.

[misanthrope]

4. We'll have bigger fish to fry by then...

...and there's a great chance there won't much, if any, commemoration in 2069. Climate change, plague, Peak Oil, drought, famine, water wars will all take care of that.

[derby378]

5. Oh, please...

Death, horror, blood and gore, blah, blah, blah. I concede that there is a possibility that Earth in 2069 could look like a cross between Mad Max and The Day After Tomorrow, but our species didn't claw its way through fear, ignorance, and superstition to throw it all away at this point.

[Arctic Dave]

6. Other: Blow up a couple of rockets five seconds into lift off.

I'd watch that. :)

[derby378]

7. "Jamie wants big boom"

Mythbusters reference. Sorry. :evilgrin:

[roamer65]

8. A vignette of the landing on the back of the 100,000,000,000 dollar bill.

[derby378]

9. No Dr. Evil portrait?

:rofl:

[roamer65]

10. He'd be in the front.

LOL...I forgot about that scene from the Austin Powers movie.