To save costs on sending things to space, some scientists are working on an elevator to take people off the planet. It would hold 30 people at once and is supposed to cost 100 times less than the cost of a rocket. Multiple nations are considering building a space elevator at this time. Previously a fantasy story, the space elevator is something we may see in our lifetimes.
Many of us are really questioning these moves. While people go hungry, unhoused, battle crippling health conditions and debt and could really use all of the resources being poured into space these days, they watch as billionaires and world leaders continue to funnel resources literally off the planet instead of helping folks. It's utterly bizarre.
If you were a government body or a billionaire, what would you do with your resources other than building rockets and space elevators? Which world issue--or even an issue in your own community--would you address first? Share your thoughts, and your opinions about space races, in the chat.