I don't think these stations really do make sense from an exploration perspective. If you are not saving much delta v then what is the point? However, I think

I don't think these stations really do make sense from an exploration perspective. If you are not saving much delta v then what is the point? However, I think having permanent orbital stations is just as philosophically justified as going to the moon or mars etc. Living in space is amazing and we will learn a lot from it. So why not?