/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11409546
A meme but also a dream.

>>11269941
Start filling out a visa application.

>>11172152
>How can scientific interest and pace in space be boosted?
Same way it was boosted last time.
We need an enemy to fuck up.

The majority of Americans were ardently against going to the moon because of how costly it would be. JFK was considering a joint mission with the soviets to offset the cost. But we had to rape the Soviets. Based off of some documents Khrushchev would have likely accepted it had JFK offered. But once Johnson took over it was done. Khrushchev did not trust the man, and vice versa.
Linked to this is all the media. The space race lead to TV/movies all about space. This lead to a whole new generation of impassioned scientists.
We're not the same country we were back then, though. Back then, we all came together. I don't see that happening any day soon.

Best thing to do - more science fiction. Fiction inspires people.
Also, NASA really needs to do/discover something big. Something that gets the whole nation watching.