I think she missed the better point: are we at a critical time in Earth's history focusing too many smart people on getting to space than first saving our home

I think she missed the better point: are we at a critical time in Earth's history focusing too many smart people on getting to space than first saving our home planet from some unknown 'new look'. We're on the clock on one problem. Not a popular opinion among rocket surgeons but you know what they say about hindsight.