"Don't get me wrong I'm all for these kinds of missions" Which you then contradicted by whining about not seeing the benefit of it; you're clearly not all for

"Don't get me wrong I'm all for these kinds of missions" Which you then contradicted by whining about not seeing the benefit of it; you're clearly not all for this mission or you wouldn't have derailed this top thread with your concern troll. There doesn't have to be a tangible, short term benefit for these missions to be considered worthwhile by the majority of humanity, so your question is irrelevant to them. If you can't see the benefit to us of finding out when and where life was formed, I can't help you.