We Need The Next Generation

A Hybrid Human-robot Mission To Investigate An Asteroid Affords A Realistic Opportunity To Demonstrate New Technological Capabilities For Future Deep-space Travel And To Test Spacecraft For Long-duration Spaceflight.

Astronauts Working For The Government Will Always Need To Be Either Pilots Or Mission Specialists. Those Who Want To Be Pilots Should Have Military Experience - Ideally, A Test Pilot Background.

Sending A Couple Of Guys To The Moon And Bringing Them Back Safely? That's A Stunt! That's Not Historic.

We Have The Ability, At Such High Fidelity, To Simulate The Physical World Through Computers. But When The Spiritual World Or Human Behavior Comes Into Play, We Don't Have A Very Good Model For That At All.

It's Time To Open The Space Frontier To Citizen Explorers.