Is this person serious? The answer is "No, we will never be past this." Basic human behavior hasn't changed since Stonehenge was just a glint in some Neolithic eye.

Look around the world: Mass murder, rape and starvation as a weapon of war; kidnapping, imprisonment, and murder of children on a massive scale by state actors.

2000 years ago, Jesus exhorted his followers to do better by turning the other cheek; by giving the stranger their cloak; by feeding and hosting the stranger. Look around and tell me if you see that going on.

Instead, we've got Jesus pictured with his trusty AR-15. We've got people dying because they can't afford health care. We've got people saying they SHOULD just die if they can't pay up. We've got Cadet Bonespurs von Grabber declared to be God's Chosen One.

No, the human race is never getting past this.

Yes, you could likely construct a house with an axe and nothing else. That doesn't mean a saw and other carpentry tools wouldn't be useful.

Some parts? 🤣

I am discussing the need for a general-purpose LEO utility vehicle. It is extremely unlikely that we would ever attempt to bring the ISS in its entirety, fully assembled, back to ground.

You can't move a house with a pickup truck, but a pickup truck is definitely an asset on a job site.

Do you know how the ISS was constructed?

Actually, it was used in exactly that capacity in multiple missions.

I've been saying we need these capabilities for years. Shuttle was excellent LEO utility vehicle. We have no equivalent at the moment.

You wouldn't be making this joke if you'd read a biography of Einstein.