re: #3 laZardo

I personally don’t get why we continue to fund the space program. I fail to see how staring at blurry pictures of the universe actually helps things down here on earth, and I don’t see exactly what 60 years of the program has achieved apart from propaganda victories against the Communists.

I think there’s plenty more we can achieve with science conducted on earth than having to waste fossil fuel blasting things off into space.

No doubt you also see no benefit in particle accelerators, radio telescopes, or for that matter any telescope larger than needed for bird watching.

I could go on, but what is the point?