Space flights

What I would say on this is that every time we see on TV the launch of a space rocket or space shuttle, we cannot fail to wonder if all that smoke and pollution is really and honestly doing us any good at all.

"It's in the interests of space exploration" I hear some of you saying. Yes, I too am very keen on space exploration. But we now know what is on the moon, we have enough knowledge of mars and our other planets to keep our scientists analysing the data for decades. We have to stop this method of launching and develop a cleaner more efficient way. We're choking our own atmosphere for the sake of a long term plan. Surely we have enough geocentric satellites up there for the next 20 years.

The way forward must be in the development of cleaner launch techniques. I still love the idea of the thin tube which is attached directly to a geocentric space station - straight up would be by means of an electro magnetic lift - brilliant.