Just how tenuous is our toehold in space?

[Beestie]

Originally Posted by jaguar

They should just close that stupid thing already...

If we are ever going to move out into space, we have to start somewhere with something. It is really expensive but hopefully, in the long run, it will have been worth it. I think it would be a lot cooler, though, to have a base on the moon or Mars. Hopefully, that's next on the list. I just hope they are able to fix the Hubble. Now that is money well spent.