What are the benefits of space travel?

But for the rest of this article, we will focus on some of the benefits of going where few humans have gone before. Spinoffs. Perhaps the most direct benefit comes from technologies used on Earth that were first pioneered in space exploration. read more

Think of finding methane on Mars, or discovering an exoplanet, or constructing the International Space Station to do long-term exploration studies. read more

I would postulate that the potential practical benefits of space exploration are irrelevant, since space must be explored to the fullest extent humanly possible. read more