Friday, January 16, 2009

The Coming Space-Based Economy?




With the constant flood (or should we say "surge"...) of bad economic news, layoffs, billion-dollar losses, it appears that the entire earth is suffering. Or should we rename the planet? How about renaming Earth "Layoff" and hang up a "Positions Wanted" sign? Pouring loads of cash into this economic and financial rathole does not appear to be working. Why is this?

Well, we believe that an economy is based on business and finance and production and consumption. But an ailing business sector just can't support the other three table legs of our economy. Is it time to move off world? There are indeed, active projects even businesses that are headed in that direction. Just do a search for "Space Business" on the Wikipedia or some other source.

Obviously, its not enough. WE need to be active in the space-based Business NOW. We should have had an operating L5 station years ago. Just look up the work of the late great Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill. We admit ourselves, that we were a long time coming to this conclusion. Why do we focus so heavily on Earth-based activities, especially when we are routinely flying the skies (except for the occasional air disaster like yesterday's crash of Flight 1549). Note: We couldn't believe it, Wikipedia already has an active page on the event. Which demonstrates that there are hazards to flight and more so for space-flight. And our media just won't shy away from that.

Which might be part of the problem. Look at the attention Space Shuttle disasters have (naturally) received. (Notice we used the word received and shied away from the grammatically incorrect, if not awkward, word "gotten". We have even observed the august news commentator Keith Olbermann using the word "gotten" on MSNBC's Countdown. But seriously Keith, we love you, in the philosophical sense of the word).

Which takes us to our soon-to-be President-Elect Barack Obama. We're hoping for some for visionary and forceful - even thought-provoking - action and legislation and movement from his soon-to-be excellency. We do love (again, in the philosophical sense...why are we on this word kick?) and admire the man and sincerely hope that he does take in the right direction and fend off the economic ruin that appears to be awaiting us here on Planet "Layoff".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7832406.stm

Israel Boosts Diplomatic Effort For Gaza

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/16/world/main4726588.shtml

Gaza fighting slows as Israel counters Hamas offer

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5053r7-us-palestinians-israel/

Federal Court Upholds Wiretap Law

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/15/national/main4723800.shtml

Student safety pays when schools cut busing

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/16/school.bus.cuts/index.html

Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Denied Access To Lawyer

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/16/iraq/main4727531.shtml

UK demands quicker Mumbai probe


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7832482.stm

Global Warming Linked To European Viral Epidemic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090115190453.htm

Nephropathia epidemica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephropathia_epidemica


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