A Moon Mission Could Save The German Economy

As part of my daily ritual, I turn on my laptop, and peruse the news. Today I found an interesting article in the german newspaper der “Tagesspiegel”, which, translated into english, means the “daily mirror”. Anyway, the article was about an idea put forth by Peter Hintze, who is the coordinator for the german aeronautical and space administration. He has requested an additional 350 million euros, to be spread out over five years, to send a mission to intensively chart the moon. His opinion is that this project would bolster the german economy, as well as others in the European Union, and also strengthen ties between the United States and Europe. It would also send a signal to the technical and engineering professions that there is hope for the future. For one thing, the exploration of space has always been of great interest to me. When people say that we shouldn’t be spendng money on space exploration I ask them if they think Queen Isabella of Spain shouldn’t have financed Columbus? The other thing is that 350 million euros are peanuts compared to what is being spent to start and continue wars around the world.  If all the countries of the Earth would spend what they’re spending now on the destruction of this planet, and diverted that to the exploration of space, we could be living on Mars right now. It’s just a matter of priority shifting. Those who now make money out of war, killing living beings, destroying civilizations, and making life on this planet a living hell for untold millions, could just as well use their wealth and creativity for the exploration of space and the colonization of our neighbouring planets. That would supply their greed and need to play God.  I applaud Peter Hintze for his “unusual” idea to revive the german, as well as the world’s economy, by turning to the moon and ultimately the stars, the symbol of hope, for a solution to the world’s problems.  The possibilities are endless.