Bewolf

I am a huge spporter of spaceflight R&D. Indeed I consider space vital to humankinds survival, given the current rate we waste ressources. Earthbound ressources are limited, after all, so we do not have a choice but begin mining and drilling in the slar system sooner or alter. If humanity does not kill itself in the meantime, we do not have a choice, period.

Spaceflight thus is majorly important. But to uphold it, you need a stable and functioning economy, else there is not much money available to build upon that research. The basics have to fit, and the US lacks these basics atm. Postponing space programs to rebuild the economy makes a lot of sense to me. After all what good is a new transport vehicle if the economy lacks the money to make use of it?

Btw, if you take all the money spend on war, you'd be able to triple both NASA and Spaceflight programs funing without cuts to anything else.