They are the long-term solution for entirely different scenarios. Space flight in the long term is all about having some part of our species survive in case we screw up Earth completely while fixing things on Earth is what will benefit more people but won’t do anything about the risk of the “all eggs in one basket” situation.
I’d prefer they fix things on earth
They are the long-term solution for entirely different scenarios. Space flight in the long term is all about having some part of our species survive in case we screw up Earth completely while fixing things on Earth is what will benefit more people but won’t do anything about the risk of the “all eggs in one basket” situation.