Can Space Nerds Get Along?

An anonymous reader writes "The Space Review asks whether space enthusiasts can ever get past the humans/robots and private/government flamewars. The article argues that space politics is a non-zero-sum game, and that space science, human spaceflight and private spaceflight can all co-exist. The debate between space and Earth is resolved in the same way: a non-zero-sum game that supports both Earth projects and space projects."

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Re:Human Exploration

[elrous0]

Human space exploration isn't about the soul, it's about wishful thinking. It's about science fiction and baby-boomer dreams of alien worlds and moonbases. It's about wasting a lot of money on the conceit that humans are not alone and that it's either possible to make contact with other intelligent lifeforms or useful to travel to the sterile, hostile rocks of our own solar system.

The "human experience" isn't about wasting ridiculous amounts of money on foolish dreams while children starve here on "Terra." That's not the "human experience." It's just foolishness, willful delusion, and selfishness. There is nothing tangible to be gained from it, and much in the way of resources to lose.

I know it will get me modded down. But someone needs to say this stuff. Time to accept that Star Trek is just fiction.