I heard part of Science Friday and enjoyed Tyson's remarks. I especially took note when he reminded us that President Kennedy's statement in 1962 regarding going to the Moon was not motivated by any sense of exploration but by a war-time mentality. Read the speech. I think this may help explain whey we haven't returned. The urge to explore is far less than the urge to wage war. Are we now learning, or are we going to learn anything from the ISS? I really don't know, so I'm asking. Again, I think that unmanned space exploration has given us far more hard science and more benefits than manned space exploration and that's where I think we should put most of our dollars for now. OK, so we've argued this before but I've really appreciated everyone's remarks. My opinion may be unaltered, but I enjoy reading others.\ Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 5:24 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] NASA video: We Are the Explorers Neil DeGrasse Tyson was on NPR's Science Friday today, talking about the future of manned exploration of the solar system. He made some powerful arguements, in sociological terms. I recommend the podcast.