I'm sure we'll get there eventually. But there is a fun idea in there somewhere about a future where the only need for manned spaceflight is so we can get pinge

I'm sure we'll get there eventually. But there is a fun idea in there somewhere about a future where the only need for manned spaceflight is so we can get pinged by the computer once every few days and go and hug/wrap a tape measure around the fuel bladder