Wizzobutter
01/30/19 9:06 pm
No. If we mess up this planet, then maybe it’s a good investment. However, the Uber wealthy would be the first to leave Earth if possible.
Diknak Ohio
01/30/19 3:30 pm
Fuck yes. In addition to all of the knowledge that we gain, we invent so many technologies that get applied right here on earth.
dave1969 Ohio, usa
01/30/19 2:16 pm
I didn't think so, but someone pointed out that we aren't just packing cash on rockets and shooting it into space. We're employing people and supporting businesses. Even if we got nothing out of it, it's a good "public works" program. But of course we also get enormous benefits from it.
SuperAgain They lie, Get Over It
01/30/19 7:58 am
Yes, up to a point. Think of it as a quad chart. You’ve got Defense vs. Science purposes on one hand and manned vs. unmanned missions on the other. We also have privately-funded efforts that may take advantage of taxpayer-funded infrastructure. Most of the unmanned Defense and Intelligence space systems are money well spent, but that’s because there is a clear mission and there isn’t a blank check. Likewise, the unmanned NASA/NOAA satellites and probes have ‘mission’ objectives that have to be vetted in order to receive funding. ...these can achieve a lot with relatively limited funding. Manned missions are a whole different ball game...
gonzoboy Arizona
01/30/19 7:02 am
I’m givin’ this a limited "Yes". I think there’s a finite benefit to us -and the world in general- and return on our tax dollars, for circumscribed research. However, I’d draw a line at spending million$ of our tax dollars in searching distant solar systems to traipse off to, en masse. This big blue rock is our destiny and our fate. If we can’t figure this out, we have no business polluting other solar systems...
$cience, not $cience fiction!
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phalnx Ohio
01/30/19 5:05 am
I can't think of a better one. It is literally our future...we either expand into Space, or we eventually run out of resources on Earth.
Cal007 New York, New York City
01/30/19 1:36 am
There’s much we don’t know. Humans need to blaze up and start to make more discoveries, whether in space or in the ocean. Humans need to improve not fight against one another until the human race become extinct, we don’t need to be waiting for another event that wiped out the dinosaurs to happen to us.
TsarMoose A Demagogic Country
01/30/19 12:38 am
Space exploration was necessary for the government to start as sort of a kick start. Now with Space X doing things a lot better than NASA in some areas, I find it no longer necessary, however still a better use than a lot of other things.
MonteChristo almost moist
01/29/19 10:44 pm
Honestly maybe, if we put a lot of money into the space budget (which is small rn) then we could actually find something, maybe a planet we can move to when earth is uninhabitable
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