"Up" does still bring a unique viewpoint. Waiting for space-stations/moon-bases/whatever before working on cheaper ways to get people there leads to a massive

"Up" does still bring a unique viewpoint. Waiting for space-stations/moon-bases/whatever before working on cheaper ways to get people there leads to a massive chicken-and-egg problem. We do have a reasonable idea of how to build space stations, once the demand is there.