PLANETARY RESOURCES: BACKED BY JAMES CAMERON

James Cameron has been in the news a lot lately. After visiting one of the deepest points in the ocean, he now wants to explore space. A private company named Planetary Resources is being backed by him to "explore space and find natural resources" Now, the company isn't Cameron's, but is backed by him along with Google's Larry Page and Eric Schmidt. Not much is known about the company as of yet, but it sure does hold promise.

As for what I think of this, I have already mentioned that in my opinion private companies are the future of space exploration. First it was SpaceX and now Planetary Resources. While I am glad that so many rich people around the world show interest in space, it still saddens me to know that NASA isn't getting all the funding it needs. We as a nation need to be able to explore space, not just private companies. Other than that, I'll be keeping an eye on Planetary Resources and anything else that James Cameron is up to.

NASA HAS TO REMAKE PLANS FOR MARS

Yet again, NASA is forced to redraw it's plans for landing people on the Mars. Obama slashed NASA's budget by around 20% during his term, and so scientists have calculated landing a man on Mars would happen in the 2030's. Because of the budget cut, NASA has already cancelled two missions with the European Space Agency that were planned for 2016 and 2018, with the one in 2018 set to bring back actual rocks from Mars.

Now, Obama cutting down NASA's funding is the worst possible thing he can do. Not only is the space program very important to rebuilding our economy, but America and NASA were once known for innovation and setting new frontiers in Space. The budget cuts will only destroy and chance we have at being in the lead in the space race.

It's sad to say that from now on a large amount of space exploration will only come from private companies like SpaceX, which are actually meeting up with NASA to talk about the first private flight to the ISS.