While some people believe that spending money to explore the space will bring a lot of benefits, others strongly believe that there are different ways to spend this capital which would contribute more significantly to society. Over the last decades, scientists have demonstrated that the Earth is under threat from global warming which will likely have a strong impact on humans lives. For this reason, we need to be open to exploring different sources of knowledge that could contribute to a solution to this problem. On the other hand, many countries are unable to spend a huge amount of money on this since they are still struggling with providing the basics to their citizens. While I understand the concerns about spending substantial amounts of money on something that does not resolve immediate human needs, I see space exploration as having great potential to contribute to our evolution.