(December 12, 2017 at 2:49 am)Wololo Wrote:(December 11, 2017 at 7:20 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: I don't miss the manned missions, but the public stays more invested in the space program if you include some manned missions. I think manned missions to mars are an extravagance we don't need, however.
Long term it's a necessity. For species survival we need to get off the planet.
No.
For species survival our genes need to get off the planet. We don’t.