Re:Romance or reality
From romance to reality!
Cernan too said indeed that going to the Moon was a romantic conquest.
The Shuttle returned back to reality.....but apparently it doesn't satisfy spacenuts who think we're merely going round and round.
Well, if the issue is realism and pragmatism, a manned mission to anywhere (even LEO) is doubtful. It simply doesn't make a profit.
CATS is the solution and this means looking around (even at other nations) and see what's done. there.
It would still require a political motivation, however
Raoul