For the past 60–70 years, you have been squandering public money on missions to the Moon, Mars, and outer space; yet, what actual benefit have humans or living beings derived from this? You have altered Earth's atmosphere—have some shame now.
But you really don't as long as the President's Budget Request cuts your budget every FY and then we have to wait for the Appropriations Committees to save us...
Humanity has continuously advanced by venturing into the unknown. The construction of Moon base and a landing on Mars will be humanity's next stage. The upcoming Moon re-landing will be a historically significant milestone.