For
It inspires humanity and prepares for future life in space.
Against
Money could be used to solve problems on Earth first.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“The many things that improve everyday life and exist because of NASA innovations are enough to justify it.”
“Every dollar spent on space yields massive technological dividends that improve life on Earth.”
“Without a mechanical lift to orbit, crewed spaceflight will remain an extremely expensive triviality.”
“Space exploration is an incredibly expensive and unnecessary way to ignore the many problems on Earth.”