Puncturing The Space Bubble
Space people talking to/at/around each other inside the space bubble. — Grok/NASAWatch.com
Keith’s note: I just saw this Space Frontier Foundation post over on Facebook “Why does space still struggle to compete for attention, resources, and belief?” My answer: Because you space people cannot read the room outside your space bubble where the rest of humanity lives – the people who pay for the whole space party one way or another. The same people who struggle to pay bills and stay afloat. Link your dreams to their needs and you will get more support. If people do not understand your interest then find a new way to talk to them – in ways that resonate with them – not with other space fans. Otherwise just sit down.
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I am surprised there are not more comments on this thread. IMO Keith hit a home run with his explanation. I was a little boy all excited with the first moon landing, taking photos of our TV of the event, but it became routine with each succeeding mission to the moon.
Got excited again with shuttle… and then Station. What an accomplishment… but I waited for the real, down to earth benefits from Station…. and waited… and waited. It became “pretty people in a tin can” doing high school outreach stuff (to me).
Where were the benefits to the taxpayer ponying up billions to support the space “elite?” Answer that question, and support will return. Answer it preemptively if you expect support for moon bases or missions to Mars….
My greatest accomplishment? … taking all my aerospace expertise and writing 30,000 lines of code that contains a multivariate, sub-optimized, self-adaptive control algorithm for a coffee roaster that was an economic success. I love the low acid java that the algorithm produces 🙂
Reach for the stars, but be sure to give the taxpayer-sponsor a direct benefit. (Like NACA did with aircraft engines and airframes)
…just an ol’ guy reminiscing