To be totally honest, it's hard to feel any enthusiasm for future space travel/exploration when it seems like a real question as to whether or not civilization will still be around in one hundred years. Climate change is such a huge problem that it dwarfs other scientific concerns. That being said, I suppose there's a chance that space exploration could drive technological innovations that could help on that front.
> That being said, I suppose there's a chance that space exploration could drive technological innovations that could help on that front.
I'd say there is more than a chance, the amount of technology that was produced during the "space-race" is incredible - I personally think that an emphasis on space exploration would continue that advancement.
