Motivation - why we need the space jumper initiative

NASA is a great organization. They do a splendid job in bringing mankind
closer to a world in space. And they have certainly given us a lot of
memorable and wonderful moments.

But - there is a but - back in 1969 you wouldn't have guessed that
it would take at least 40 years before someone would again walk on the Moon.
Somehow things do proceed a a very moderate pace. Which is kind of
weird considering that the whole might of the worlds only
super power is behind NASA.

Somehow you wonder . Why don't they just increase the budget by a
tenfold - increase the Shuttle fleet from 3 to 30 - fly all the time and
go to the Moon next year?
I am sure they would like to - And I am sure they could. But somehow
thats not the way it is. Perhaps, budgets will go up a bit in response
to a Chinese space effort - one could hope. But then again perhaps not.

And meanwhile time is ticking away- what about our generation? are we
going to see a base on the Moon? And what about a mission to
Mars? Are we going to see that?
Sure we run up and down to our local Congress man - and he/she might
understand or he/she might not.
In the end you begin to think - to kind of quote Kennedy -
ask not what the space program can do for you,
but what you can do for the space program.
The space program needs People who are outside the reach of politicians, who
answer to all sorts of other agendas (than the space effort).

In the end it might need people like you and me!

So what can we do?
At a first glimpse - not much - NASA has that multi billion budget -
the best minds when it comes to space technology -
Again - its all very well - but we want them - and ESA - to go faster.
How can we help?

What if we all send these organizations $20 ... it would add up you know -
if we are talking millions of people here - wouldn't that boost things ?
Somehow, you are sceptical - it would just be another drop in the
ocean -
What we need is something where a limited amount of money collected
from people who can spare say $20 dollar - really again will galvanize
a feeling that things are possible - that all of these things that we want to see,
that they are actually going to happen.

This is what this (SPACEJUMPER/ flymetothemoon) is all about - coming up with a plan - that
can re-establish that feeling of "CAN DO" for all of us who wants
to see it happen - not in a 100 years - but beginning right now.

The grand vision - with ordinary people living and working in space -
affordable and with a purpose - be it space tourism, or
business of some sort.

Lets join the effort in figuring out how!

-Simon