We're Back! American Astronauts Launched In An American Rocket From American Soil

personally, i wouldnt mind seeing NASA defunded and the money put toward something useful
having said that, i wasnt around during the cold war and the space race so who knows, maybe thats why i dont care about space travel

That’s because you’re completely ignorant of all the “useful” things we have today that exist because of space exploration and funding.

GPS, most of your hospital scanning equipment, wireless technology, LED’s, memory foam, scratch proof eyeglass coatings, cochlear implants, hand held vacuums, etc, etc all were either developed for or benefitted greatly from space research.

Just a few
JPL | 20 Inventions We Wouldn't Have Without Space Travel

few more
15 Space Age Inventions and Technologies We Use Everyday