Promoting world peace through space activities

What the world needs badly is some kind of common focus to bury perceived
human differences. For instance I don't understand how peace in the middle
east is possible till the Shias and the Sunnis sit across a table and take
stock of the steep price they are paying for their theological differences
(or events make them forget that these differences exist).

We need badly to divert the attention of human beings to something:

Positive,
Interesting,
Adventurous,
Risky?
Scientific (It is said some form of education is dished out to the denizens
of Planet Earth - yet their general scientific knowledge and interest in
scientific issues - increasingly crucial for their survival - borders on
ignorance)

We cannot wait forever for space activities to take off. In another 20
years humans will be too fat and too dumb (from ceaseless watching of
meaningless programmes on TV) to be able to even think of something like
colonies in space.

The most practical and cheapest thing for us to do at this juncture would
be to put up colonies on the Moon. A colony on the Moon can be supported
from Earth till humans learn the nitty-gritty of how to survive in space.

We need to get on the Moon without too much planning, other than ensuring
life support. Once there, humans will figure out what to do next. With some
form of short range rocket transport and some drilling equipment humans
will find lot of interesting things to do even as they attempt to reduce
their dependence on supplies from Earth.

And surely unlike the ISS which few people are interested in, any human
activity on the Moon will be avidly followed by everyone. The plans to
capture asteroids will neatly fit into plans to put men on the Moon.

Regards,
Selvaraj

Shias
and the Sunnis sit across a table and take stock of the steep price they are paying for their theological differences (or events make them forget that these differences exist).
We need badly to divert the attention of human beings to something:
Positive,
Interesting,
Adventurous,
Risky?
Scientific (It is said some form of education is dished out to the denizens of Planet Earth - yet their general scientific knowledge and interest in scientific issues - increasingly crucial for their survival - borders on ignorance)
We cannot wait forever for space activities to take off. In another 20 years humans will be too fat and too dumb (from ceaseless watching of meaningless programmes on TV) to be able to even think of something like colonies in space.
The most practical and cheapest thing for us to do at this juncture would be to put up colonies on the Moon. A colony on the Moon can be supported from Earth till humans learn the
nitty
-gritty of how to survive in space.
We need to get on the Moon without too much planning, other than ensuring life support. Once there, humans will figure out what to do next. With some form of short range rocket transport and some drilling equipment humans will find lot of interesting things to do even as they attempt to reduce their dependence on supplies from Earth.
And surely unlike the
ISS
which few people are interested in, any human activity on the Moon will be avidly followed by everyone. The plans to capture asteroids will neatly fit into plans to put men on the Moon.
Regards,
Selvaraj