Space exploration has been a dream come true for humankind, and it was not until the last decades that astonishing progress was made which revolutionized the field, to name a few: stepping on the Moon for the first time in the history or Mars project. None of these were possible if the governments had not imputed huge budgets into space programs. Although, many people are questioning if the money is well spent, or should it be imputed to more important tasks. In this essay, I will discuss both sides of the same coin.