Took the words almost right out of my mind. I’ve said the same thing when arguing this and being confronted with same cliché of using new world explorers as an example. They got to the new world, but they couldn’t have gotten to the moon. I’ve also made mention, as I too am a huge fan of space exploration, that it will happen when its technically feasible, and nothing will stop it when it is. I will agree, however, that at this moment, we are not pushing ourselves technologically, and very well are behind were we could be. That doesn’t mean that just saying “moon colony” will suddenly change that. As I said below, until we can build another refinery, nuclear power plant, pipeline, or even dam, I think we might want to put lunar bases on hold.
