Inez: Space-exploration programs pay for themselves many times over, since such programs result in technological advances with everyday, practical applications  Space exploration is more than the search for knowledge for its own sake; investment in space exploration is such a productive investment in developing widely useful technology that we can' t afford not to invest in space exploration  Winona: It is absurd to try to justify funding for space exploration merely by pointing out that such programs will lead to technological advances
If technology with practical applications is all that is desired, then it should be funded directly
suggesting that Inez has overlooked evidence that directly argues against the programs Inez supports