Thelemmings continue to invest in thin air, and now space settlementsand frivolous trips into space. The present age has abandoned thatwhich is sensible, stable, valuable in the economy. At the highestlevel of finance, our nation has abandoned real dominion over theearth for fantasy and pipe dreams. We examine the motives for spacetravel and space settlements on the Planet Mars, and compare thatwith a biblical metaphysic and teleology.