what we really need to go into space

> Just watching a program about Victorian England, and it occur to me
that is
> what we really need to go into space: a Victoria and a Brunelle. An

That is spelled Brunel

There is a University named in his honour.

> illuminated president and a genial engineer. One only of the
advanced
> economies deciding to spend massive amounts of cash into space
colonisation,
> and a brilliant team of daring scientists that manage to achieve
some result
> and the whole world would be driven into a space race that would
make quick
> work of any technological issue!
> Think about it next time you go to vote... ;)
>

The Victorian colonial expansion was driven by the profit motive,
getting access to the natural and agicultural riches of colonies
across the oceans. So they developed the necessary technologies to
conquer and hold those resources in remote places around the globe.

The revenues gained paid for the technology many times over.

Where is the profit motive for space "colonialism" ? Of course most
of you know my own opinions on that subject :-)

Best regards,

Charles R.