Launch capacity scaling isn't only possible through useless comsats. And astronomy is still an extremely important component for becoming space-faring. No use

Launch capacity scaling isn't only possible through useless comsats. And astronomy is still an extremely important component for becoming space-faring. No use in going somewhere blindly when you can have a look first. But if there is no-one looking because nothing to see, funding dried up, scientists demotivated,...