Trump spent today further fanning the flames of confrontation between protesters and police. And some Republicans are urging the president to extinguish them
With anguished cities burning, a pandemic raging and the economy cratering, America’s return to human spaceflight this weekend felt like a momentary reprieve from a dystopian news cycle, an upbeat escape from the dysfunction of this world. The SpaceX Crew Dragon’s smooth journey to the International Space Station was a reminder that humanity can still transcend our earthly bonds, and that America is still a nation where capitalist visionaries like SpaceX founder Elon Musk can achieve big dreams.
But while it’s nice to celebrate a glimmer of hope in the dark void that is 2020, it’s worth noting that this visionary’s vision for space is not a cheery one about reaching for the stars or exploring the heavens. Musk created SpaceX as a literal escape hatch for humanity, so we can colonize Mars in case we make too much of a mess on Earth.
The existential threat that Musk built SpaceX to extract us from was not a deadly virus nor an economic depression nor racial turmoil but climate change, a slow-moving disaster that’s been overshadowed by the more immediate disasters engulfing the U.S. Musk launched Tesla as an optimistic effort to defeat climate change with green technology. He launched SpaceX in case that doesn’t work out, and homo sapiens needs to become a “multi-planetary species” to avoid extinction in our natural home.
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