There's a reoccurring question that keeps popping up in pro-space travel videos and blogs. Why waste money on mining asteroids and space exploration when we can't even manage our own resources here on Earth?
Exploration is the root of human nature. Ever since the stone age we have seen the nearest horizon and felt the need to cross it. Whether it was the mountain ridge on the other side of the plains or the urge to see what is on the other side of the great seas, humans have always pushed exploration to the next level.
Could you imagine if Columbus had never braved the edge of the world and found the Americas? It's not a matter of managing the resources we currently have. It's a matter of pushing exploration to the next edge. It's a matter of breaking the bonds of our current technology. It's a matter of pushing the human ingenuity to its limits.
There are many reasons why we should pursue space travel and it's many resources. Resources, real estate, water. These are all things that we will eventually run out of here on earth but are in a near infinite supply in the starry heavens. All we have to do is reach up and take them.
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