Is space exploration worth the cost?

Hank has argued since 2011 that space exploration is worth the cost because the world needs increasing awesome as well as decreasing suck, calling the Webb telescope 'our pyramids' in 2012 and a way to answer the biggest questions in 2021. John endorsed that view in 2012 and asked his congressman to fund NASA.

Axis: worth it ... not worth the money

Positions by date: 8 records in 8 videos. The position did not change in these records.

John

date	how	position	video
2012-05-05	first on record	John endorses Hank's view that, besides decreasing suck, it is important to increase awesome, and asks his congressman to make sure NASA gets the funding it needs. → refers to Can I be Space President?	It's HANKO DE MAYO!!!!! 00:01:13
2026-02-14	restate	John says he hopes we continue to investigate space, though it is not at all clear that we will.	Project for Awesome 2026 part 3! 01:25:58

Hank

date	how	position	video
2011-02-02	first on record	Hank answers critics who say NASA's money should go to services for humanity: the world needs increasing awesome as well as decreasing suck, so the telescope is worth it.	Top 5 Awesome Things About the Webb Telescope 00:00:38
2011-04-27	restate	Hank says he is happy to give his money to NASA because he wants his government doing awesome things, not just maintenance.	NASA: Increasing Awesome 00:03:30
2011-07-11	restate	Hank argues crewed space exploration is a generations-long human endeavour that might be one of his generation's most significant legacies.	Hank Talks to NASA About the Space Shuttle 00:03:24
2012-03-09	restate	Hank argues crewed exploration is worth it: probes alone will never teach us as much as putting people on Ceres, the Moon and Mars, despite difficulty, danger and cost.	The Future of Manned Space Exploration 00:02:23
2012-04-06	restate	Hank calls the Webb telescope one of his generation's greatest contributions to science and the world, the culmination of human progress, and with Hubble 'our pyramids'.	Can I be Space President? 00:00:33
2021-12-24	restate	Hank calls the telescope an endeavour to answer some of the biggest human questions: how planets form, whether there is life elsewhere, how the universe works.	29 Days of Astronomical Terror 00:00:00