People are so cynical lately ...
People are so cynical lately ...
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
I'm indifferent to space travel, but I find Elon Musk repellent, FWIW.
I always thought the Space Pens were pretty cool as a kid and bought a couple from REI not long ago. They are great for writing on slick greeting cards or anything with oily finger prints. I can verify that they also write underwater and you can still get refill ink cartridges. I've given them as gifts. (I actually just used mine today to sign my Donald J. Trump stimulus check). The Soviet solution seemed quite practical.
I think it is a long-term needed expense, and not a waste, statistically, at all.
Every now-and-then, very large rocks strike the Earth, causing incredible damage. Being technologically capable of dealing with such things is essential to the survival of our species.
Kinda like global warming though, it is such a long-term threat that nobody wants to do anything about it now...
And space exploration leads to significant advances in various fields, so that's good.
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