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Interstellar Flight: Perspectives and Patience

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93 points JPLeRouzic | 1 comments | 25 Jun 25 16:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.213s | source
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krunck ◴[25 Jun 25 18:26 UTC] No.44380402[source]▶
The comment by Benjamin Stockton on the article page is spot-on:

>I just wonder if humanity’s adventurous nature is leading us away from a proper focus on the sustainability of our civilization, our specie, and our fragile planetary environment?

But we still need spaceflight at least for planetary defense against asteroids, mining asteroids(so we don't have to mine Earth), etc.

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1. madaxe_again ◴[25 Jun 25 22:07 UTC] No.44382247[source]▶
I don’t know, GPS is quite useful, Landsat is too, along with the various other Earth imaging satellites and systems like modis and sentinel-2. Sure is good having food. Weather forecasts are nice. It’s also quite convenient to be able to use space based data services. It’s also useful for power grids to know when they’re about to be whacked by a CME. I’m sure sailors on sinking ships appreciate being rescued.

But sure, we should solve all the problems on earth with one hand tied behind our backs until we can launch any more rockets.