On this reasoning, really, all space programmes are unacceptable, and always have been. People are without healthcare in the US; scrap NASA! People are unemployed in Europe; cut funding to the ESA! Zero-sum!
There seems to be a strange idea that spending on space is inherently wasteful. In fact, India spent ~$75m on this, mostly locally, thus providing economic stimulus, and no doubt assisting education.
There seems to be a strange idea that spending on space is inherently wasteful. In fact, India spent ~$75m on this, mostly locally, thus providing economic stimulus, and no doubt assisting education.