By explaining how space exploration could help fight hunger, he misses the point that we already produce enough food to end hunger. So clearly more science is n

By explaining how space exploration could help fight hunger, he misses the point that we already produce enough food to end hunger. So clearly more science is not what is needed right now. Nothing against more science, better food production and so on. Of course they help - and perhaps people are also more willing to donate if they have more (which better production would yield). But the real problem is probably political (of course science could help with that, too). I just don't think you can justify space exploration that way, because clearly there would be more efficient ways to end hunger right now. Assuming we wouldn't have food anyway, and every dollar for the space program would have to be to taken away from a starving child, I don't think there would be any way to justify it.