Right now at this moment of time and knowledge. To our current knowledge....?

Question

do any of the planets possess minerals, gases, etc which would provide monetary profit for investors? In lamens terms, how can one profit by investing money in any space program?

Answer 1

Not yet ... the cost of travel to another planet - and back - is WAY too high to justify "mining" any known material.  It would also take a long time to get there and back, and the chance of failure is still fairly high.  Note that we haven't even brought anything back from Mars, which is relatively close with a reasonably hospitable climate.

Near term, people are looking to make money in space by selling "tourist" packages