Do you think space exploration is worth the resources?

Yes, it is worth the expense. "What about the money that could feed the starving hordes?" There will always be starving hordes. We could expend all our resources on the starving billions and still have more starving people.

Space exploration gives us something grand and glorious to hope for, to strive for, and maybe our children's children's children will one day be traveling to Alpha Centauri.

I, for the first time ever, disagree with Felix. In my opinion, we should stop sending people to space, which, as far as I know, doesn't get much done. What we should be doing is research with things like the Hubble, but stop all shuttle launches (which I believe they're planning to do), unless of course something goes wrong and is need of repairs.

This would save us money, and we'd still get some research done on space.

felixthecat -  4794 pts -  (1 year ago)

Yes, but even things like the Hubble are part of exploration, a step to the ultimate quest. They say that by 2020, we may have the telescopic ability to have a pretty good actual view of Earth-like planets. What if these views show us planets that are green and blue or even clearly harbor intelligent life? If they are close enough, maybe they could be explored someday. But we would need the technology, and that can only be developed incrementally. My greatest ....regret? sorrow? is that we are all the last people who will live short life spans, so we will only get to see major space exploration developments through yellowed, cataract-blinded eyes. That is, if we are even still alive.

	Parasyte -  6040 pts -  (1 year ago)
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No doubt. As Agent Smith once said, humans are a virus. We have to spread to new areas. How else will we conquer the universe?

Space exploration doesn't have to be expensive actually. NASA is historically one of the most wasteful and bureaucratic institutions out there. If the question is weather public funds should be spent... I'm not sure that a private institution couldn't do it more effectively on the cheap. However a private institution is less likely to have the pure resources of a public one. That is to say, NASA has the brainpower and the building power to test new technology without a private investor getting cold feet after a failed test launch.

Sorry- Didn't answer your question. Just sorta chimed in!

Space exploration is absolutely necessary. It is human nature to explore, it will always be there. Space exploration is also an engine for innovation. New technologies have to be created to solve problems humans had never faced before. This technology, at least some of it, finds its way down to our everyday lives.
Satellites are now part of our daily lives, and it would be hard to function without them. They have been made possible by the engineers who now work on deeper space exploration.
The new Hubble (James Webb space telescope) will allow us to look further into our universe than ever before.

The important thing is never stop asking questions.

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