Not to shoot the messenger, but it annoys me when these things are viewed through the lens of artificial divisions such as nations. I understand that space exploration has been used as a tool to further many political machines, but it seems silly to me, especially when staring at a picture as beautiful as this from a distance that makes Earth seem so small, to think about the people living on this planet as anything other than humans, rather than citizens of different countries. It just feels divisive where it should really feel uniting. (Kumbaya!)
I really hope we someday get to the point where no one really cares what "country" achieved the next space exploration milestone.
edit: To be fair, I am really heartened when I see how international the teams that do work in the space station generally are. We've come a long way.
I really hope we someday get to the point where no one really cares what "country" achieved the next space exploration milestone.
edit: To be fair, I am really heartened when I see how international the teams that do work in the space station generally are. We've come a long way.