Harrison H. "Jack" Schmitt, the only geologist to walk on the Moon, has resigned from The Planetary Society.
Finally, becoming a deep space-faring nation again constitutes a mult-generational endeavor, particularly if Mars is in the mix. Unfortunately, the government-run, politicized K-12 school system will not currently support such an endeavor. It has totally failed several generations of young people, not just in STEM subjects but in history, language and economics. This problem has to be solved first. The people requirements for a return to the Moon should help jump start that process, although it will take a much more grassroots effort to be successful.
And:
TPS Statement * accelerating research into global climate change through more comprehensive Earth observations
---As a geologist, I love Earth observations. But, it is ridiculous to tie this objective to a "consensus" that humans are causing global warming in when human experience, geologic data and history, and current cooling can argue otherwise. "Consensus", as many have said, merely represents the absence of definitive science. You know as well as I, the "global warming scare" is being used as a political tool to increase government control over American lives, incomes and decision making. It has no place in the Society's activities.
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Hi Fred:
I can't say that tirades against democracy and global warming enthrall me towards anybody's rant. But is the Planetary Society really endorsing a Mars-only approach?
I just hope we're not going to wind up with a pretty ribbon, some Mars rocks and no infrastructure: that would be just like Apollo, only more expensive.
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