For some people walking on the moon is an exciting technological challenge. For others, like me, renewable energy is. Every piece of your rationale could just as easily be applied to the engineers who design windmills. If you did, I'd actually buy it.
The difference is that windmills are profitable and produce something. Walking on the moon is neither.
May your next heart surgery be performed on equipment getting it's power from the wind. Pray for a windy day.