Is it about safety? I imagine it’s important to future generations as a significant artefact of history. A thousand years from now if we figure out how to make it there, probably people will treat the ISS as a kind of gateway / shrine / pilgrimage if they’re hella nerdy and feel like getting off planet matters. Totally making this up.
I do feel like politics and PR have played a big part in the space race since the start, nature of the beast.
Possibly it’s important for another longterm reason. If SpaceX is going to play the role of ferryman to future space exploring civilizations like it claims to want to do, they are essentially setting the standard.
Other private space companies are all watching, even ones that don’t exist yet (will look back through history). The choices that get made aren’t just important here for their real and current impact, but potentially also for setting the precident for future decision makers. If we act with (at least visible) integrity in these choices then what impact might that have on the court of public opinion for how we expect companies to operate?
I like this discussion a lot thank you.
Is it about safety? I imagine it’s important to future generations as a significant artefact of history. A thousand years from now if we figure out how to make it there, probably people will treat the ISS as a kind of gateway / shrine / pilgrimage if they’re hella nerdy and feel like getting off planet matters. Totally making this up.
I do feel like politics and PR have played a big part in the space race since the start, nature of the beast.
Possibly it’s important for another longterm reason. If SpaceX is going to play the role of ferryman to future space exploring civilizations like it claims to want to do, they are essentially setting the standard.
Other private space companies are all watching, even ones that don’t exist yet (will look back through history). The choices that get made aren’t just important here for their real and current impact, but potentially also for setting the precident for future decision makers. If we act with (at least visible) integrity in these choices then what impact might that have on the court of public opinion for how we expect companies to operate?