I agree, Maj, plus, whenever we research things for space, there's always direct technological advanced that affect our daily lives. It's highly likely that if we were able to control other planets (whether it be by terraforming or FTL) we would have advanced our weather controlling abilities (especially in the case of terraforming, as that is very similar to weather control, though not exactly the same).
Also, I like it, Ely, it's pretty.