Cost Of Nasa

[Khandro]

We now know (to great jubilation), that Pluto has a 'deep crater' and that these images received could be reproduced by micro/macro photographs of the Earth's surface.
Given the problems we face here, are the billions upon billions of taxpayer's money spent on achieving this warranted and if so why?
What benefits has humanity achieved from the space programme and are scientists being allowed to run amok?

[Old_Geezer]

Intellectual species that have a desire for advancing their knowledge ?

[naomi24]

I can't understand why people aren't curious. Space exploration is so exciting!

[Khandro]

With its finances completely out of control coupled with an enormous amount of blunders, it appears that economic constraints may finally decide the outcome of these wasteful and barely productive missions;

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33777350