Though many people see NASA as a waste of money, to me it could be nothing farther from it (I am not speaking of how it is run. THat is wasteful. They need to clean up their act. I am speaking about the program itself).
There are many reasons for this. The technology gained from space exploration is one of them. Another though, and far more important IMO, is that it is the fulfilling (sp?) of the dreams of many people. My dreams lie in space. Out there, my curiosity abounds. I have stayed up all night just gazing at the stars, never even coming close to falling asleep. It is the final frontier. It is part of human nature to explore and discover. If we abolish this program, and others like it, we are in effect killing a part of ourselves. I for one have no wish to kill my dreams. For what are we without them?