Why do countries spend billions of $ on space reseach?

@dan1107 (339)
India
December 2, 2006 1:58pm CST
I think its a wastage of money when we can spend it in more productive work like the development activities on this earth itself.
1 response
jaginfo2006
@jaginfo2006 (1757)
• India
2 Dec 06
we like to expand and explore it increase our chances of survival, got that
dan1107
@dan1107 (339)
• India
2 Dec 06
I think the chances of survival will be more higher if we could make use of our own earth more judicially.