That's back to front. There is no reason why we cannot innovate and just have it be for the good of the people rather than have to send it to the moon first.

The computers used to send us to the moon ended up being used to create credit systems so fat lot of good that one did us.

Nope, I don't see the point. Space exploration is a luxury and if the poor are getting poorer then it is money misspent.

At the end of the day only the elite are getting access once the planet is decimated, so let's ground them all and have them be dragged out of their bunkers instead. It serves no purpose for the common man.