Best bet is we have a Scattering so humanity will no never be under threat of totalitarianism again.
>>3313605
Frank Herbert pls go
>>3313593
Sad part is, we pretty much only went to space in the 50's, 60's, and 70's to get a win over the Soviets. Once we got to the Moon first, the drive fell, we had a few more missions, then it was scrapped and we had the stagnation of the space shuttle program. If you want us to go back to space like before, we need an actual competition with another hated foe that has a chance of beating us there. I don't think any kind of advanced exploration or colonization will be very profitable and doable by just private industry alone, so I'm not as optimistic about it as most people are.
>>3313693
NASA has to beg Congress for funding nowadays. Corps like SpaceX will probably be leading the final frontier.