We put people in low earth orbit in order to study people in space because maybe in a millenium or two, we might find someplace to send people in space and crea

We put people in low earth orbit in order to study people in space because maybe in a millenium or two, we might find someplace to send people in space and create some way to get there and actually survive. Until then, it's all mainly just a futuristic publicity stunt done mostly for bragging rights that noone will really miss when it's gone.