(January 24, 2022 at 9:45 pm)Fireball Wrote:(January 24, 2022 at 9:15 pm)brewer Wrote: Am I the only one who is having a hard time justifying any result with expense? I can think of a lot of other things to do with 10 billion that will help mankind.
Go research what the space program has given back to humanity just in terms of health benefits. I have no problem with the space program, though I will admit that I have a vested interest, having spent 27 years of my life working on space systems.
I have no issues with the tech advancement aspect. Just have a hard time imagining what infrared from the beginning of time will provide other than pure knowledge.
Can you tell me what Kepler, Hubble, ........ gave us other than knowledge for knowledge's sake (outside of the tech that may have been developed anyway on other missions)? That's my drift, shortsighted as it may be, there should be a cost-benefit ratio aspect.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
