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"I knew someone who worked on the Hubble."

You now know someone who works on the ISS program. ;-)

"As cost-benefit goes, that is probably the best space project we have ever done. So I think."

(I agree.)

"Putting people on the moon and on Mars is crazy."

While the exaple may be getting a BIT overused, Columbus had a similar hurdle. "Why change the trade routes? What a boondoggle, you just want to pilot a ship!"

We will someday need to expand off-Earth to live, and it makes good sense to lay the groundwork now. Also, China, Russia, India, and some other nations disagree strongly with your evaluation of space's importance. I have no desire at all to cede control of space to the other powers of this world.

Private industry is moving to space now, as well, if only with tourism ventures. I hope private space efforts leave NASA in the dust. Until then, I will work to move humanity to outer space as best I know how, via NASA.

You now know someone who works on the ISS program. ;-)

No. I used to know a man who was a big deal in astonomy and physics. I don't want to name names or cite places, but he cut some caca. We talked about all this stuff at some length.

His opinion was that manned space flights aren't worth what they cost. The Hubble is.

That is his and my opinion.

He's dead now, but he was never stupid. Not at all.