Absolutely agree. No value to it. If we have to explore other planets, then robots are the way to go. Now that we have determined that Venus in hot enough to melt lead, has a sulfuric acid vapor atmosphere and consists of rocks and dirt and Mars consists of rocks and dirt, and that every non-terrestrial body we've been able to get data on consists of rocks and dirt although with some exotic atmospheres, what more are we going to find? More rocks and dirt. More taxpayer funded fat salaries for engineers who produce things for which there is no practical use.
Some things like the Voyagers and Pioneers I think were very much worth it. But all we have learned from sending men into space is that it is really hard to keep people alive and functioning up there. With ever improving computers, the case for people can only be made on the basis of some romantic notion of space flight. I predict that the first attempt to send people to Mars will wind up with everyone dying a protracted and public death. That will put a damper on manned space flight for a while.