John Glenn today, on the 50th anniversary of his 1st spaceflight, arguing at NASA's Future Forum that human spaceflight is not (only) about going somewhere distant but bringing good stuff back to Earth. Strangley reminiscent of the mantra European space managers used to keep HSF alive in the past. So going to a cool solar system target just because it's there is no longer on the agenda?

John Glenn today, on the 50th anniversary of his 1st spaceflight, arguing at NASA's Future Forum that human spaceflight is not (only) about going somewhere distant but bringing good stuff back to Earth. Strangley reminiscent of the mantra European space managers used to keep HSF alive in the past. So going to a cool solar system target just because it's there is no longer on the agenda?