I don't get this. Well, there are plans by government(any country for that matter) for excavations and ideas to fly till the end of the galaxy. One to know the past and one to know what lies beyond our eyesight. Lets say hypothetically that the historians discover Utopia or Atlantis. What next? How is that going to help mankind in general? There are experiments that are done for the cause of humanity. Finding medical cures, innovations, forecasting; things like this would give back a little shred of hope, but I fail to understand what an expedition on moon would bring out. Giving benefit of doubt for space expeditions which would perhaps be the future home of many to come earthlings if space runs short in this planet. But still, it seems like a big waste of money, talent and resources to invest on excavation and space hunts. There are people dying with the lack of basic essentials, various diseases and a there is always a war going on in some part of the globe. It just....doesn't seem right. Does it?
I am not sure if this came out correctly, but I might have to revisit this subject.