Many of the tactics suggested by Cassini's opponents are just as applicable to its supporters. WSpaceport Dear Mr. President, I have been disturbed by the recent public attention that a small group of activists claiming that they are environmentalists have stirred up over the upcoming launch of the Cassini mission by Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It disturbs me to see such fear and ignorance. These people obviously have not done their research on the subject and only know part of the truth. From the little they know, they act upon fear, rather than knowledge.
Nuclear fission is a hazardous form of power on Earth, but much less hazardous in outer space.
The disturbing issue is that these type of environmentalists are the very ones who prevent the new technologies from being created because of their fears, thus, they continue to hold the Earth in the terrible grip of nuclear power. In trying to save the environment in their heads, they are actually slowly killing it. I am urging you as a taxpaying citizen to approve the launch of Cassini so that we may continue to explore our universe, thus, learn more about ourselves and our environment, and bring us closer to independence from Starship Earth. When ordinary citizens begin to work and play in space, then and only then will we relieve our environment and demand less of Earth's resources. The only environmental solution to using up Earth's resources is for humanity to expand into space.