There's a very worthy documentary film project over at Kickstarter called "Fight for Space" on the future of the human spaceflight program. I was an early backer and hope you will consider making a contribution as well. I don't know the filmmakers personally but have had a few short email exchanges with Paul Hildebrandt and I think he's on the right track.
They have already hit their initial goal, but it's still a shoestring budget and of course a little extra cash will mean more interviews and a better overall film. The funding phase ends on Sunday Aug 19 at 9:55am EDT. So don't put it off.
Their promo video:
Check out their website. And from their Kickstarter page:
"Fight for Space" is a feature length documentary film that explores the current state and future of the U.S. space program. Since the Apollo era of the 1960s, NASA's budget has been shrinking and our ambitions in space have been decreasing. We are producing a documentary that will examine the reasons why our space program is not all it can be. We are also going to show that space IS worth the time, money, and energy that it needs, not for only exploration and scientific reasons but for economic, planetary security, and cultural reasons as well. We will also be covering the great scientific achievements that NASA is making right now, and we will be examining the new commercial space enterprise by companies like SpaceX, Sierra Nevada, Bigelow, and more. Many problems have occurred in just the past 10 years that have lead to the consistent underfunding of NASA, the cancellation of multiple space systems, and the decline of America's role in space.
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