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counter points: if you put all the space program innovation and money to sustainability, there would be not problems on that area anymore already... the technol
by vectorEQ 8y ago
counter points:
if you put all the space program innovation and money to sustainability, there would be not problems on that area anymore already... the technologies they have brought us could have been invented at only a fraction of the cost. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_NASA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_NASA
nuclear power was not at all pioneered by the space exploration... it was pioneered by people trying to destroy other humans. the first nuclear reactor was not for power electrically, but to breed plutonium for bombs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power
human spaceflight is a void where intelligence and resources disappear into
- Fjolsvith 8y agoKennedy was a visionary, like Musk. Without someone like them to push society, we'd still be waiting for those technologies. Nuclear power was pioneered by people trying to defend their sovereignty. Human spaceflight will pay dividends in the long run. Short sightedness will never result in profit or improvement.
- vvillena 8y agoSpaceflight is wasteful because it is designed to be. The same military purposes you talk about is what causes companies like ULA to exist. The space shuttle ended up being an industrial jobs program that resulted in huge costs for every launch. On the other side, NASA is nowadays quite efficient with their money. And companies like SpaceX showed how costs can be tremendously decreased.