> And yes, I know that "space tech improves earth tech" -- cool, so let's just make better earth tech in the first place. If you threw a bunch of money at just

> And yes, I know that "space tech improves earth tech" -- cool, so let's just make better earth tech in the first place. If you threw a bunch of money at just "try to replace common pieces of earth technology" I don't think you'd get much. Having both specific problems to solve and new and difficult constraints spurs creativity in a way that just "how would I make a better fastener" wouldn't. It's too open-ended otherwise. What does "better" even mean there?