Teenage girls are the force that moves the space program

[Roger E. Moore]

I lack the evidence as yet to put this in the ATM section, but I argue that teenage girls, well known for being on the phone all day, also known for being a major part of the market for cell phones, are a critical force driving behind the need for bigger telecommunications satellites, hence the need for larger and more powerful launch vehicles, hence the need for bigger space budgets.

Debate me.

[Noclevername]

Teenage boys spend equal time on their phones playing multiplayer video games and watching YouTube videos. Which uses even more telecom power than voice and text.

[Swift]

Actually, it was tie-dye that drove the Moon landing program. The use of tie-dye increased sharply through the mid-1960s, peaked in 1969, held out for a couple of years, then pretty quickly disappeared. Playing a lot of Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane helps.

[Noclevername]

"Sounds like someone's been livin' in the past, man! Contemporize!"

[KaiYeves]

As someone who was an avid CQ poster and space advocate throughout my teen years, I would certainly be flattered to think this was the case... but I don’t know that my contributions were really that much more significant than anyone else’s.

[Roger E. Moore]

As someone who was an avid CQ poster and space advocate throughout my teen years, I would certainly be flattered to think this was the case... but I don’t know that my contributions were really that much more significant than anyone else’s.

Nonsense. You gave us the SLS and a return to the Moon!

[Chuck]

It's common knowledge that the military uses 99% of all communication bandwidth. Just ask any commoner.