That's an excellent point, one I think is often overlooked. I cannot know how many discoveries were founded on the backs of some other line of research, but wh

That's an excellent point, one I think is often overlooked. I cannot know how many discoveries were founded on the backs of some other line of research, but what I do know is that things are discovered during the course of research. Imagine the kind of applications the research into a livable Mars might yield. Our own infrastructure, agriculture and more could stand to benefit quite a bit here at home from the cash we invest looking towards the Red planet.