Opportunities for international collaboration in space research are increasing. They are attractive because of the increasing complexity and cost of acquiring knowledge. Enhance the human resource base. The community of working scientists and students should be maintained and invigorated to strengthen the national scientific enterprise. Acknowledge that choices must be made.
Science raises more intriguing questions than can be answered or even addressed.
Thus we should recognize that choices must be made. Capitalize on opportunities. Special opportunities to perform good research are sometimes offered by technological developments or demands for applications. Wise investments in technological development will create such opportunities, sometimes in unexpected ways. Capitalize on investments.