Is space exploration a waste of money?

Billions of dollars are spent every year for space exploration but does this money bring us any benefits? We present the top arguments from both sides. read more

Its a waste. Space Exploration is a waste of resources. Instead of decreasing resources by space travel and such, we must deal with problems on Earth first. Why bother spending all this money on exploring space when we could be helping our own planet that us humans live on. NASA is very damgerous. read more

Space exploration is not a waste of money anymore than the explorations to the new world were hundreds of years ago. As for the perception that space explorations monies could be used elsewhere: The same could be said for all sorts of programs. read more

There are some dark jokes in economics: Living pensionists are a waste of money; Children are a risk investment; Taking care of the ill or raising children is worthless because there’s no profit; We all understand that having children is important - otherwise our species would go extinct. read more