2007-08-07 14:52:12 · 3 answers · asked by jo n jo 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
It's science. The point is to understand our universe and how it works. Sometimes the small steps don't look like they are worth the cost, but when a major technological breakthrough happens everybody is more than happy to reap the benefits. Most of the technology you used to post this question would not be here if many minor breakthroughs (that the average people of their time thought were pointless) hadn't happened first. Because of those minor breakthroughs you can communicate with diverse cultures around the world in real time where it used to take weeks or months to send a message, you can access vast stores of information at a click of the mouse that used to take long hours of research in massive libraries.... or you can download porn or sit back and just complain about things. It's your choice how you use what possibly has the greatest potential of anything mankind had came up with so far from our eons of "pointless" experimenting.
2007-08-07 15:07:28 · answer #1 · answered by Now and Then Comes a Thought 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, you can't tell animals and insects what to do with their money. If they want to spend it on rides into space, good for them!
:)
2007-08-07 14:55:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
To see what effect space travel has on them. From those observations, it is possible to extrapolate what effect it will have on other life forms, such as ourselves.
2007-08-07 15:00:43 · answer #3 · answered by iansand 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋