Manifesto

From 1966 to 1969, a TV show called Star Trek swept millions of viewers on a ride into outer space. At the same time, the American space program was at its height.

And now, 40 years later...whither our star trek? How far away are we, as Americans, as Earthlings, from forming a Federation of Planets, albeit one consisting of only Venus and Mars, and spaceships capable of traveling between them?

This blog will recount the history of our star trek - mankind's attempts to reach the stars, from the science fiction that inspired scientists, to the scientists with grand dreams...to the politicians who have saved and/or destroyed the various space programs.

If the earth is to be saved - for animals to have habitats in which to live and breed, mankind must relieve its overcrowding by epanding out into space. One can only hope that this expansion will be done in peace... (of course the only way for that to occur is for religion to be left behind, in this author's opinion).

Just as nuclear warfare is now within the grasp of a lot of countries who never learened from history, and therefore are doomed to repeat it, so space travel is within our grasp. Let us hope that space warfare is not.

But this blog will track the triumphs and tragedies of the past, present and future.