If we have the ability to make superior technaology for space exploration why don't we have the determination?

Answer 1

In any field of fundamental research, governments shall make trade-offs between costs and benefits. Space exploration makes no exception. In other space applications (TV satellites, for instance) there is a market, hence there is money to invest. But space exploration is more similar to, say, nuclear physics: you don't buy neither particle accelerators nor spacecrafts at the supermarket. The only customer is the government and the only available money is taxpayers' money.
If you put this together with the huge costs of going into space, you can see that there is a big problem in convincing people (namely, politicians) that the game is worth.
However, you should not forget that NASA, ESA and also many space agencies of single countries do provide significant funding for space exploration and there is always some progress ongoing (you can checkout the agencies' websites), although the general public may not notice it, especially compared to more familiar and fast-growing technological fields such as mobile phones, entertainment, or pharmaceuticals.

Answer 2

Much easier to be rich here in Earth.

If we were living in a Utopia with our current technology we could explore space I am almost sure about that. But Capitalism demands money and control so no, we are not ready yet.

If you look back even the moon was just a propaganda trick in cold war. They did it only to make citizens of each country to feel superior and support the military funding and actions.

I hope in near future we will discover many new science miracles and world will be better

Answer 3

Good question...I see where this can quickly go. First, I dont think "we" should be restricted to "earthly" knowledge if there are doors open to information from other places...
We have been pouring over anti-gravity, learning of how to harness its uses...nothing surprising to anyone in the field. It was either founded and created here in artificial state, or we had to get this knowledge elsewhere...and IF its manmade from start to finish...wheres the big widespread news coverage of that?!
It goes to show theres proof of "things" we have, use, study, find, develope, or otherwise learn of...that the public as a whole, aren't gonna hear about...because we didn't invent it, but learned of it through other means.
Its rational to think there are those kinds of occurrences, especially when you hear about secrets of a past event revealed by someone with first hand knowledge- and the credibility to back it up. What really took place at Roswell anyway...nope, before you say "that didnt happen..", think of one or two things first: The rancher who arrived at the scene first( he later told his side, and it in fact created a flurry of threats on him by the "officials"), and also the stories of what "it" was- as was told to the public by the Air Force...A weather balloon first, then later a type of "aerial surveillance device"...
All that said, keep your mind open and once in a while put your eyes to the skies...because as the days go by, we could come to know more of what goes on beyond our world.
We cant be the only ones...the implications of a superior "race" coming to earth! How unthinkable!
If they have the capabilities to reach our world, they surely have capabilities WAY beyond our own...just be ready I say. If not us, then perhaps our children will encounter the most significant event ever in our world. Let us hope that they come in peace eh?

Answer 4

No money in it yet. That and space weaponry has been baned. Not to mention massive short-sightedness by the public and politicians

Answer 5

because your goverment is a committee.
a committee is described as a school bus with 5 steering wheels , 10 accelerator pedals and no brakes heading for a cliff.
the goverment is doing something, but they have a budget.
God bless,
gabe

Answer 6

I guess NASA thinks humanity can bearly look after its own planet let alone a whole galaxy!

Answer 7

Like everything else, it's the money

Answer 8

because we don't have the money