Neil deGrasse Tyson - We Stopped Dreaming (Episode 1)

[LukeTim]

'We, the undersigned, request that NASA be made able to inspire this nation.

It is repulsive that the greatest era of our nation, and maybe even the planet, was struck down before its time. The dreams of a country are now dying. The US needs a kick. We need to inspire the populace, placing within them a fire of innovation and ambition. Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo did this. But with no manned space program, a whole generation has little to motivate them. And with no drive in students, it\'s no wonder education is failing. No one wants to learn.

But if we show our youth what\'s possible and what this nation can do, and electrify this generation, America will ride a wave of prosperity of a level never before seen. And we\'ve got a starting point:

A Penny for NASA.

http://youtu.be/CbIZU8cQWXc'

How\'s this?

Yeah, I think that\'s great. Don\'t mention the video, just let it speak for itself. Awesome.

[Rascal Nag]

Yeah, I think that\'s great. Don\'t mention the video, just let it speak for itself. Awesome.

Just to clarify, you just mean do not say anything about the video then just have it at the end, correct? Not remove it?

[LukeTim]

Just to clarify, you just mean do not say anything about the video then just have it at the end, correct? Not remove it?

That is what I mean, yes. Definitely include it.

[Rascal Nag]

Awesome. So, who puts up the petition?

[LukeTim]

Awesome. So, who puts up the petition?

trbinsc, I believe.

I can\'t do it, since I am not a US Citizen.

[trbinsc]

I\'m going to put it up now, unless someone wants to make some changes to Rascal Nag\'s version.

Edit: What should the title be?

[Volt]

This is incredible. This man has it spot on. I will not write much, because I\'ll end up rambling and ranting, but I wish you guys luck with your petition as pessimistic as I am about the US and EU governments. If people like Neil can galvanize just a tiny portion of the people with the resources to revive the space program, we might still see colonization in our lifetimes. If it ultimately fails, we can still turn to Asia. Never forget the country with more people of \'Genius\' IQ than there are people in Britain. We\'re guilty of being suspicious or just apprehensive of the Chinese and Indians because they\'re different, and their development was behind ours. But they have the muscle power and their people are still, to some extent, behind it.

[Rascal Nag]

Removed broken link, trbinsc has a working one.

Thank you to trbinsc for putting this up.

[LukeTim]

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/stop-butchering-nasa-under-false-pretense-cost-one-penny-tax-dollar-nasa-will-revive-americas-dreams/kF6LBKDH#thank-you=p

Thank you to trbinsc for putting this up.

I would sign it if I were a US Resident/Citizen. Unfortunately I am not, so I have done my best by tweeting and facebooking it.

[N3X15]

I\'d sign it, but the site\'s under maintenance.

[trbinsc]

Actually, that link doesn\'t work, use the one in my signature.

Edit: or this one

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/#!/petition/stop-butchering-nasa-under-false-pretense-cost-one-penny-tax-dollar-nasa-will-revive-americas-dreams/kF6LBKDH

[Rascal Nag]

I messaged the creator of the video, and he signed the petition, so that\'s great.

[trbinsc]

It has to get 150 signatures before it becomes public.

Edit: Come on people, spread and sign it! It needs to get 25,000 signatures in less than a month in order to be visible to white house officials!

[LukeTim]

I messaged the creator of the video, and he signed the petition, so that\'s great.

He should put it in the description of the video.... maybe even a link annotation at the end of it.

[Lunniy Korabl]

The guy who made that video should enter it in this.

http://spacecoalition.com/benefits-of-space/why-explore-space