The idea behind this thread comes from a combination of me taking an Astronomy class this semester, playing a long Civilization 3 game and being high all the time.

So I've been playing a lot of Civ. 3 lately. It's a pretty in-depth, strategic war game that I get lost in for hours. Anyway, to win the game you either have to destroy every other nation...or be the first to successfully build a space shuttle capable of reaching the moon.

Like I said, I'm taking a pretty interesting Astronomy class this semester. My eyes have been opened to how small we really are. I've read that our sun was borne approx. 4.5 billion years ago and is about 1/3 of the way through it's expected life cycle. I also have read that it's death isn't going to be exactly quiet either. ....and for the slow and really high people :rasta: ...we are exploring space so that we can one day find a new "Sun" and populate a new planet.

My opinion...and I would really like to hear yours...is that space exploration should basically become a joint-project for the world. Something like the NATO of NASA. Every country should be involved scientifically and financially in order to insure the preservation of life as we know it. I know that countries such as the United States and Russia are already doing joint missions, this is definitely a good step in the right direction. But it is not enough. Let's remember that this is a problem we all have in common...no matter what your religion or ethnic background. Of course this is all irrelevant if we destroy ourselves first.

What are your opinions?

HuRoN
HuRoN Reviewed by HuRoN on . Space Exploration? The idea behind this thread comes from a combination of me taking an Astronomy class this semester, playing a long Civilization 3 game and being high all the time. So I've been playing a lot of Civ. 3 lately. It's a pretty in-depth, strategic war game that I get lost in for hours. Anyway, to win the game you either have to destroy every other nation...or be the first to successfully build a space shuttle capable of reaching the moon. Like I said, I'm taking a pretty interesting Rating: 5