Thanks for the rebuttal JRV, good stuff.
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Space is just the big Nothing at this point, we've got too many problems on Earth.

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Most people find long-range weather forecasts handy, as well as other things impractical without orbital technology.



On this last point, I meant that outer is really just a big hole that we could pour money into for years with no return on the investement. The argument that money could be better spent on the shit conditions of so many humans on earth seems to resonate more within me as NASA's percieved performance continues to sag. Until we make some possible quantum leap in interstellar transport methods, the orbitals are of course the only things really relevant to our high budget space programs, IMO. That said, I am a huge armchair fan of all things "space program", and it pains me to have come to this realization. Sorry for running on and basically rehashing the common arguments out there these days, I suppose I should just say that my opionions have undergone a sea change and its kinda sad.