Do you think that governments should fund space exploration?

In my view, governments should not divert funds toward space exploration. I agree with Kelly that the construction of spacecraft is prohibitively expensive. Moreover, there are urgent issues on Earth that demand significant financial investment. It would be more advantageous to allocate resources to address major challenges such as poverty, healthcare, education, and climate change. Given the everyday hardships and survival challenges many people around the world face, spending large amounts on space exploration, which yields no immediate benefits, seems highly imprudent. For example, at a community forum, my cousin Ethan pointed out that millions are spent on space endeavors while his school still uses outdated textbooks and the local clinic struggles with understaffing and a lack of medical supplies. Ethan described the challenges his friends and family encounter in securing timely medical appointments and his teachers' difficulties in providing adequate educational resources. He backed his arguments with pictures of his school’s worn-out books and a recent news article about the clinic’s financial woes, effectively making a case for redirecting funds to address pressing local needs.