Why explore space

[The One]

It is part of our nature as human beings that we want to explore and try to better understand the world in which we live. Space exploration is the logical extension of that need. Space exploration provides us with knowledge about the origins of our solar system, our own planet Earth, and about human origins, and helps to answer questions that have intrigued humankind throughout the centuries

But whilst we look above for answers i am amazed at how much is still unexplored on this planet.

The deep sea is mostly uncharted only about 5 percent of the seafloor has been mapped with any reasonable degree of detail and we know very little about the creatures that call it home. David Attenborough said we know more about outer space than we do our own oceans. Do the governments no something we don’t.

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CDwQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsavethesea.org%2FSTS%2520ocean_facts.htm&ei=myo4Tc_vHYmq8QO5o_HJCA&usg=AFQjCNEKDBWYLBv-ZoeSXteedtPXwwgfmA

The tibetan mountain range is at least the size of the UK and ony 5% of thats been discovered.

lets not forget the cave systems aswell http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.environmentalgraffiti.com%2Foffbeat-news%2F10-deepest-caves-in-the-world%2F1185&ei=Ri84TYKqHJGn8QPqhejGCA&usg=AFQjCNEw1sjYWMLdGmK7LO8hRsTx_jV3Sw

[Etherios]

I believe that this paradim that have been forced upon us made what you said true. If normal evolution would take place and we werent trained to be slaves i believe that in the near future we would had complete the exploration of planet earth and would had begun looking closely at the stars...

In the end i believe that we are destined to travel/live/explore this vast sea called "space". We came from the stars and we will return to them right? why not explore and learn from them?