National Geographic's "Evacuate Earth"

On Jul 3, 2014, at 8:27 PM, sraj sraj99@... [spacesettlers] wrote:

> Also from the point of view of enthusing the public to support colonization of space, setting up an outpost on the Moon will be far more exciting.

People lost interest in the Apollo moon missions almost immediately. Apollo 13 (the third flight) was barely televised until they had serious problems. By the last couple of mission almost no one was paying attention.

> How many people are excited about the Space Station?

About as many as will be exited by bases on the Moon or Mars a few months after they are established (baring some sort of major emergency).

The purpose of settling space isnt excitement. Save that for theme parks. Its something much deeper long term survival.

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Also from the point of view of enthusing the public to support colonization of space, setting up an outpost on the Moon will be far more exciting.
People lost interest in the Apollo moon missions almost immediately. Apollo 13 (the third flight) was barely televised until they had serious problems. By the last couple of mission almost no one was paying attention.
How many people are excited about the Space Station?

About as many as will be exited by bases on the Moon or Mars a few months after they are established (baring some sort of major emergency).
The purpose of settling space isnt excitement. Save that for theme parks. Its something much deeper long term survival.