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Can't think of any good reason why we should be in the space race - it simply isn't necessary to investigate the behaviour of the bacteria in termites guts nor the sex lives of monkeys in a zero-G environment, for the simple reason they don't live in zero G on earth.
You don't need to fly men to the moon as an excuse to "invent" Teflon, or the insulating tiles on the shuttle.
Spending billions to satisfy a few over-inflated egos doesn't count either.
From an environmental perspective launching "space tourists" into orbit just for fun 'cause they're rich should also be nailed for being a grotesque misuse of resources.
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