[nateabele]

Thanks for the clarification, I see what you're getting at.

I wouldn't interpret his writings as anti-space-travel in any way, but you have to understand Weston's character arc across books 1 & 2. Lewis was arguing against the ideal that motivated many peoples' interests in space travel at the time, and the philosophical underpinnings of their views on morality and humanity.

I don't think it's reasonable to suggest that someone of Lewis' intellect would so readily throw the proverbial baby out with the bathwater on one of the greatest frontiers of human exploration.

Here, this guy puts it much better than I did: http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1754/1#IDComment332377...

Edit: Adding expository link.