The greatest limitation on advancement and exploration of space is man. We had a fast-moving space program, only to have it dismantled by greedy people demanding we stop spending money on space exploration and start giving it to ourselves (as in the “war on poverty†where poverty won). As long as our civilization regressive to an inward vision, we will not even get back to a glorified school bus in orbit (space shuttle). If we want to advance, if we want to explore space, it requires recapturing a lost set of core values we had as Americans conquering those first waddling, infant steps into space and the moon. The core values of a centuries-old American culture, where rugged individualism and self-reliance were far more common, and focused on the common good.Our Orwellian “progressive†European-oriented culture and it’s multiculturalism are a wasteland for innovation and advancement beyond our little solar system.Indeed, we are the greatest obstacle to overcome.
Yes I agreed with some of what you say,but not all,(of course), the space race bankrupted the Soviet Union and proved too expensive for the US to move forward on their own and get those big budgets through congress. It's not fair to point the finger at EU for the subsequent logjam either. Multiculturalism is what America WAS all about and what hugely helped make it great in the past but I think has lost it's way lately (unfortunately for all of us).It seems to me the space exploration torch for the most part has moved on to Europe, India, Russia and China. The way forward is by colloboration and a bit of healthy competitition, both by nations and private corporations. If somehow the vast amounts of money spent/wasted on weapons and wars (BY EVERYONE) could be channelled instead to Space Tech what wonders could be achieved?.