I wonder what people here think of the space programme in general? It strikes me as a waste of resources and money when there's so many problems here on Earth. Of course the Sun will die one day, taking all of Earth's life with it, so if humans are to live beyond that time then we'll have to get off the planet one day. But that's roughly five billion years away, right now - there's surely far more pressing problems that could do with the money right now, and more imminent dangers to our survival.
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