Pest,
You present an interesting tour of the state of space exploration.

Now just imagine, if all the AGW reparations that we are being urged to hand over to “victim nations” –who if the truth be told, have largely inflicted the damage on themselves through uncontrolled population growth -- was re-directed towards space exploration.

Imagine how much more advanced we’d be and how much more secure humanity’s toe hold on the galaxy would be.