That's true, but stop to consider all the things we ARE doing...
* Space Station that lasts 25 years
* 3,000 satellites providing Internet Service
* Mars rovers that run for 10+ years
* Flying helicopters on Mars
That's true, but stop to consider all the things we ARE doing...
* Space Station that lasts 25 years
* 3,000 satellites providing Internet Service
* Mars rovers that run for 10+ years
* Flying helicopters on Mars
We call it a "space" station. It's a glorified LEO station.
> Space Station that lasts 25 years
A small station, hosting a small number of people, orbiting very close to the surface of the Earth.
> 3,000 satellites providing Internet Service
…very close to the surface of the Earth.
> Mars rovers that run for 10+ years
On the closest planet to Earth that our equipment can survive on. Notably, we have nothing but melted slag on Venus.
> Flying helicopters on Mars
On the closest planet to Earth that our equipment can survive on.
I don’t mean to detract from the achievements of our space programs. But we have to be realistic: we’re exploring the easiest bits of our local neighborhood, that’s all.