>this is not even close to setting foot on the the Moon. I strongly disagree. Landing on the moon provides evidence that humanity is technologically capable of

>this is not even close to setting foot on the the Moon. I strongly disagree. Landing on the moon provides evidence that humanity is technologically capable of space travel. More or less a proof of concept. But markedly reducing the cost of going into outer space means that humanity now has access to space tourism and whatever future benefits space brings. No one knows about the first digital computers in the 1940s. The general public sees the computer revolution as happening in the 80s and 90s, because that is when computers were made available to consumers.