4 minute video of Space X launches is damned inspiring
(Feel free to skip my rant and just see the clip at the bottom. I apologise in advance.)
I’m not going to tiptoe around this – we should go into space and anyone who disagrees is either a short sighted idiot or a massively, colossally selfish individual who only cares about themselves and the next generation or two. (Unless you hope for some kind of apocalypse – which is a dumb plan – what do you think the world you great grandkids will live in?) They are also putting a downer on one of the few amazing and inspiring things about humans – our sense of wonder and exploration.
Governments are now mostly blowing all our money on war and bailing out bankers, so it is more of a moot point. Thankfully forward looking entrepreneurs are stepping in and financing space exploration, so if you think more should be spent on healthcare – and it should – go shout at a politician. There was a great quote from Professor Brian Cox saying that the British Government spent more money bailing out the bankers than they have on science since Jesus. Which is pretty depressing.
What is great about space exploration these days is that there are big organisations and nations working together (like NASA and ESA), and these huge players are teaming up with private companies like Space X and Virgin Galactic, who are using cutting edge tech to really push the boundaries at an incredible rate. All this is my rather long winded way of saying how amazing it is that Space X has gone from a rocket that can hop a little bit, to a rocket that can deliver stuff to the Space Station and then land on a sodding barge at sea. All in 4 years.
I’m inspired and excited by shit like this and if you aren’t, I feel a bit sorry for you. If anyone from NASA/ESA/Space X/Virgin Glactic reads this and you want someone to go into space and write about it – thewordofward@gmail.com is my address.
Enjoy the clip.
