Quote Originally Posted by TSA View Post
I agree, i think the potential for finding metals with capacities beyond what can be found on earth, in space, is infinite and exploration will only making us better off on earth. small mechanized stations are feasible and launch sites/programs from mars can even help us go further away from the sun than ones from earth. Even if it's a refueling or recalibration station. It would be insane to see the the inside of jupiter and saturn in my life time
The aim for most is to eventually land and mine an asteroid passing by. That's where most of the precious minerals and metals can be found. Some are even solid rocks of diamond that fly by in our solar system. I believe Japan's space programme has that aim, to land and take off from an Asteroid.

In terms of planetory exploration Saturn's moon Titan which has water would probably be the most interesting place to explore.