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Space travel will eventually help the Planet, you know in 56 years when Zeffram Cochrane accidentally ushers in a "new era" for humanity as the Vulcans detect the warp signature of his Space Shuttle and come to Earth to have a look despite previously thinking we're too primitive to bother with...
I was thinking about this the other day while washing up as I saw a beautiful white airliner making its way through the blue sky. I thought - what would I miss if the world really did go uber-eco...
I'd miss the sight of airliners even though I never fly, and I'd miss beautiful sleek sports cars and formula one - I wouldn't miss ugly Mitsubishi SUVs though. I'd miss the excitement of jet fighters and the sparkle of Christmas lights...driving down empty Scottish roads...