Felix Baumgartner lands after flying faster than the speed of sound

[Gorn Captain]

I can appreciate that it has scientific value, especially for space exploration.
But I'm one of those people who feel that we should get our act together on Planet Earth first, and then explore space. When I hear how many billions are spent on designing a machine that can pick up rocks on Mars, I say to myself "how many thousands of lives of starving people could have been saved with that money?"

I think when you don't even have drinking water, the last thing on your mind will be "but at least we got to see some nice pictures of the surface of Mars..."

I fully back the plans to go out in to space, but I'd prefer saving human lives now first. Space can wait a little longer.

[Hector]

7 billion people on Earth...and counting.

We should explore space now...before we run out of bloody room.

[Gorn Captain]

7 billion people on Earth...and counting.

We should explore space now...before we run out of bloody room.

Most of those people are in third world countries, unlikely that they will be the ones to venture out into space.
But you are right, there are too many people, and the way things are going, we are running out of room.

We should realize that with the huge population explosion we have now, we'll never colonize space fast enough. By the time we are a space faring species, we will be standing on each other's shoulders...

But if everybody tries a Baumgartner jump, we might make some room!
So more jumps please!