Is there any point in space research?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....osity-lands-Mars.html

Wow these images are mind boggling (I think not)

Considering the research the manufacture and the huge costs incurred, would you say that this was time, money and resources well spent, when there are much more important matters that these geniuses could be addressing here back on Earth?

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

Well Keyplus, seeing as oil is organic, maybe they need to find the life first. ;)

[Gromit]

It isn't space reasearch, it is space exploration and it is valuable. It is a luxury only for the most wealthy nations who can afford it. Knowledge and the Quest for knowledge is what has made us the most succesful species on the planet. We want to understand everything. We have the technology to get to the nearest other worlds so our inquisitiveness compells us to go there.

The moment we stop looking for answers, we are finished as a species.