This is the wrong way forward for long term research into space travel

[Chris Coles]

DARPA has just announced a new research project:


REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)
100 YEAR STARSHIP™ STUDY

https://www.fbo.gov/download/4e9/4e9...ship_Study.pdf

A Personal Opinion.

What we have been witnessing, for some time now, is the militarisation of the world of long term research; even worse, the secret militarisation of such. This is entirely the wrong path to take, if those of us with an interest in such are to be encouraged to follow.

For a start, I will absolutely NOT place my name or voice towards any such ongoing militarisation of long term research into space travel.

Period.

We are coming to an end of a long thought thread that started before the advent of the Cold War with Russia and which extended on into absolutely idiotic secret military adventures into just about every aspect of the freedom of thought of many other societies on the planet. Secret military organisations dominate the foreign policy of the United States and it is only now, with the advent of the new wave for a push for freedom in the Middle east, that it can be seen that these foreign policy adventures; supporting all forms of military dictatorships, all over the planet, are now falling through their fingers like dust.

Now they want to be able to control the future exploration of space; using the same organisations. Give me strength!

I will have nothing to do with such an ongoing attempt to dominate the long term free research of the planet with military funding for long term military purposes. As things stand, the majority of long term research money now comes from military sources. This must stop.

As also the use of the thoughts and aspirations of the free people to continue to be used to support long term research using military money for the long term interests of the United States dominated Military and Industrial complex. The urge to create a new “Star Wars” must be stopped in its tracks here and now.

I want to be able to see out my life in a more peaceful world, not dominated by military interests, not constantly pushed hither and thither by secret military money.

As such, I call on the rest of the free world to act now to create a completely new, long term research dominated organisation; that can be, indeed, must be, seen to be free of the influence of secret military and industrial money and influence.

DARPA must be told, from the top down, to stand back and not proceed with this further militarisation of long term research.

[Starving Steve]

Re: This is the wrong way forward for long term research into space travel

A quick review of some of what needs to be cut-out of the U.S. budget:

a.) foreign aid to Pakistan;
b.) defence spending including DARPA and Star Wars projects;
c.) funding for standardized timed-testing in the education budget;
d.) funding for the EPA;
e.) funding for the Energy Department, including funding for green energy projects and habitat preservation;
f.) funding for NASA and NOAA, including climate change modeling;
g.) funding for the Federal Reserve Bank, including the TARP;
h.) funding for English-only and national standards in the Education Dept;
i.) funding for border walls;
j.) funding for prisons;
k.) funding for the Dept. of Agriculture, including subsidies to farmers;
l.) funding for Congress and its lobbyists;
m.)funding for the Drug War, including funding for the DEA and the ATF.