Well, why waste money on probes? Why do basic research science that hasn't produced notable products? W That's the slippery slope. I do agree: 1) government

Well, why waste money on probes? Why do basic research science that hasn't produced notable products? W That's the slippery slope. I do agree: 1) government funding won't produce the end result. 2) real space stationd or lunar stations make more sense I think we should let the economics of the starship rocket play out before planning anything. The starship rocket, if it achieves it's goals, changes the equation of staging equipment in low orbit. That will eventually filter through the industry.