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To me, the decline of the USA has been a somewhat steady decline in the last 20 years but with no clear indication to me of change to come, until recently when the space exploration program has been ended. The fact the space exploration program has been closed is a clear indication of the decline of a super power. In order to be a superpower in this lifetime, it is clear that you need a highly sophisticated space program and while China's space program is rocketing along, NASA is on life support. I have been very grateful my entire life of the steadfast dedication that the USA has shown for its space program as it has truly benefited the entire human race and to me its a alarm to the downfall of a super power when the world's greatest space program has basically been dismantled. The money needed to keep the programs rolling is actually not that much in the sense that military spending is out of control while science and frontier programs suffer but in the current state of affairs, the government has decided that NASA is no longer vital. I understand NASA still operates but with the retirement of the space shuttle and no clear plan for research into a replacement and no plans of space exploration until 2030, where does this leave you? The end of an era.
Agree? disagree? I think about this issue everyday and wonder where does humanity go from here? As Carl Sagan has said many times " Humans need a frontier" and it appears space has now been taken off the table, where do we go from here as a civilization?
Maybe newschoolers isnt a place for a discussion as such, but maybe some of you have some thoughts.
