You jest, but it's worth referencing the "Why explore space?"[1] letter. Penned back during the Space Race, as a response to a nun concerned with apparently wasteful spending, contrasted to poverty suffered by the people she was working with.

On a lighter note: we've put people on the Moon before we've put wheels on the luggage[2]. Exploration before comforts.

[1] http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/08/why-explore-space.html

[2] https://betafactory.com/what-came-first-wheeled-luggage-or-a...