why spacefforts adoomed

One should distinguish between slow progress and no progress. The
failure of one group on one project hardly proves an idea is fatally flawed.
St. Augustine, FL, the first successful European city in what is now the USA
was founded in 1564, some 72 years after Columbus' first voyage (step in the
New World). I think it would be prudent to wait at least that long after
Armstrong's first step on the Moon (until 2041) before claiming that efforts
to colonize the Moon have failed. And now we have an International Space
Station. I think it is reasonable to expect that there will never again be
a time when all humans are on Earth. We are making progress in space.
Sincerely, Jay S. Huebner at jhuebn@...