Mission for the Holidays

Hmmm. I was trying to think of a holiday break space mission, and I think it would be nice if, as you all visit family and friends during the holidays, you bring up (at least once) space exploration and all the amazing things that have come of it that help everyone on Earth. The Space Coalition website has a quick summary of benefits that you can check out for reference: http://www.spacecoalition.com/benefits2.cfm

I have never heard a good reason against space exploration and the space program that could not be countered, usually by just looking to the future a bit. It helps education, it helps medicine, it helps American security, it helps the economy, and it will definitely eventually help the future survival of humanity. Definitely read that little mini-list of facts linked above.