That's sort of analogous to telling a firefighter "Don't worry about water supply, just focus on putting the fire out." It's basically an oxymoron. Space is a k

That's sort of analogous to telling a firefighter "Don't worry about water supply, just focus on putting the fire out." It's basically an oxymoron. Space is a key element of improving conditions here on Earth. Both in indirect terms (technological advancements that percolate down), and fairly direct terms (satellites that are used for communication, remote sensing of scientific data, etc).