re: #113 boxhead
IMHO, science and engineering is exactly where we need to invest. Designing, building, deploying, and using a device such as the Web, will only make us collectively smarter. Smart is good, science is good, engineering is good, education focusing on these things is good. Letting the rest of the world to lead in science is a big FAIL for USA.
So why does this necessarily have to take place in outer space?