Phatguysrule
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The downside of a fake/aspirational goal is the waste of money, which could be spent on a reachable goal.
Fats, you seen interested in space, so I'll post this. The first launch is planned at 10pm PT tonight of Jeff Bezos' new rocket, with half the thrust and weight of a Saturn 5 but reusable.
It's not a fake or aspirational goal. It's just a long term goal. And there are many challenges that will need to be solved in the process.
As those problems are solved humanity will reap the benefits of those breakthroughs. That has historically resulted in a payback to the economy of something like $7 for every dollar spent.
There is no shortage of money to solve our problems. Only a shortage of the will to make it happen.
I was aware of the Blue Origin launch, but thanks for the link and info!