Quote Originally Posted by BRC View Post
At any moment we could find out that a massive Meteor is heading towards the Earth to kill us all. We have no evidence that this is going to happen, but we know it could. And yet the nations of Earth are not collectively scrambling to go to space and figure out some sort of Meteor-Defense mechanism. Some people are, but the vast, vast majority of people, including people in positions of power, live their lives unconcerned with the possibility of a global exctinction event caused by massive spacerocks. Everybody knows that the Spacerocks exist, and that a big enough meteor could wipe us all out.
Great, now you've got me thinking about 3D Maneuver Gear IN SPAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!

Shingeki no Ashi-teroidu: Attack on Space