Comment by lupusreal

After decades of searching, the only good uses for space telescopes thus far found is keeping university researchers entertained and making cool posters for geeky kids to hang in their bedrooms. That second one is actually very important to be fair.

(Human space flight is also a waste of money, for reasons I explained in other posts. Other than entertaining children, it serves almost no constructive purpose whatsoever. And the space tourism niche is basically a joke.)