“Yes a trip to space – actual space”

The great thing about the overview effect is it makes verifiable claims regarding real-world results humans experience after seeing
our tiny little planet from a distance. Eventually once enough specimens have had their personal face-time with Earth, we will obtain a
large enough data set for empirical verification: either there is an effect or there isn’t. Given the lowbrow sheer self-absorbed nuttiness
of those who have already been in space, don’t count on it. People must have said the same about early air flight: “There are no fences up
there – it reminds you of how small our concerns are when folks look like ants.” Shortly thereafter we began dropping grenades from
biplanes and having sex in Virgin Atlantic lavatories. Astronauts are like car drivers. Human beings. Enlightenment takes ideas
obtained through hard thinking, not zero g. Not car driving. That enlightened genius up there on a podium for some incomprehensible
reason saluting a microphone receives a substantial pension – split among three wives – from taxpayers. Thanks.

Whatever it takes to enable humanity to use the near-infinite energy and resources from space to raise living standards on Earth, while
expanding free independent human societies throughout the
universe…even Axe. Let’s go already.

This just couldn’t be better…

See also:
http://marsartists.blogspot.com/2010/02/what-hell-happened-to-our-space-program.html