“In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. It is up to us. ”(Carl Sagan). Recently NASA discovered seven planets with Earth-like features that may one day save humans when Earth is gone. Three of those planets are habitable. Without NASA being funded, they would not have found those planets to help the human race. Someday the world will end, and although humans will do all they can, it is good to have a backup plan like to help. NASA should receive government funds because they have helped human’s health, and given us new technology. NASA has affected the environment's health in numerous ways. For instance, this text shows how life can drastically be changed from one small discovery. “These powerful rocket launchers that propel spacecrafts into space are now fighting fires.” (Zaina Adamu). This shows how these launchers have saved many lives physically and mentally. If they are powerful enough to launch spacecrafts into outer space, than these launchers must do wonders for fighting fires. Not only have they saved the lives of people caught in fires, they mentally help loved ones too. The close friends and family of people caught in …show more content…
Space travel costs billions of dollars and usually takes a while to give the public something that they want to hear, like a new planet being found. However, to be reasonable, America would not have the best economy in the world if they spent most of their money on NASA and not on the economy. While this position is popular, it is not logical. NASA uses less than two percent of the United State’s budget. “...1.2% of a taxpayer’s total income going to science, space and technology programs while national defense and education receives 26.3% and 4.8% of taxpayers; dollars...smallest budget of any major agency…” NASA is not wasting any of America’s budget, especially since they are only using
By increasing funds it would support cutting edge aeronautics and space technology innovations, education, and development that will help fuel the nation’s economy for years to come. In conclusion, NASA does not drain nearly as much money from the economy as it contributes, so the funding that goes to NASA is not all lost and should be seen as an investment.
This is because if we let them, another country can one-up us which in the end can lead to major problems for the U.S. The NASA program also gives us a whole new insight to how we see things and how we live our lives daily. For example Google Maps, which is used by many people, uses satellite that we get from having this program. However, some of the money used for this category can be taken and put into another category such as the FBI. “The FBI is the Federal Bureau of Investigation which operates field offices in 58 cities to combat terrorism and crime” (Document E).
Bill Nye, the “Science Guy,” asserts, “NASA is an engine of innovation and inspiration as well as the world's premier space exploration agency, and we are well served by politicians working to keep it that way, instead of turning it into a mere jobs program, or worse, cutting its budget.” The United States of America’s government is currently in an economic debt encompassing billions of US dollars. Unfortunately, the government has attempted to balance finances by cutting the funding for most programs, including NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA, in over half a century, has brought the most economic, technological, and social benefits than any other program held here in the USA, as well as any other extraterrestrial program in the world. The last thing this nation needs is the cutting of NASA finances. NASA should be receiving more funding because the Earth will not last forever and humans will need a place to live, there’s a curiosity within humans about the vast universe they live in, there is evidence to suggest life on other planets, the USA’s superpower status will be improved, and the economical income NASA brings is more efficient than any other governmental or educational program.
In 2013 spending on NASA will be at the lowest point in the last four years because the United States government is in extreme debt. Many feel that this will lead to a halt on all space exploration and technological advancements in the world of Astronomy. In my opinion I feel that this lack of funding for NASA will thoroughly hinder progress for future generations as well as our own.
Would you want to live on Mars? Some would say yes, others no, I am against going to Mars and think that we should stick to Earth and put our time, money, and energy into fixing this planet. I will show you all the reason why we can not go to that red planet.
Earth has served as a good home for humans for many years, and will most likely
According to Space.com the Federal Government approved a budget of $16.6 billion for NASA in 2014. Approximately 1/3 of that will be spent on space exploration.
In conclusion, Continuing NASA and the programs run by it, is harmful to American society and Government. NASA harms the economy. NASA also harms the environment in which we live. And the money that NASA spends could be used to help solve problems in our country, not on another planet. Only if we work together, fixing our own problems first, respectfully with each other, as one body, one world, and one planet, then we will be able to reach out into space. We will be able to explore it safely, efficiently, and environmentally soundly.
...fe, with the inventions they have produced and by learning what they have done I think the budget should be increased. I am a firm believer in that science holds the answers to our problems in the world. If NASA and other scientific organization continue their research I think issues and problems in the world will fix themselves. For example, if NASA or another organization finds a way to effectively convert salt contaminated water to fresh drinkable water, our problem regarding water shortage will subside. Maybe NASA found a way to have cars or some other found of transportation run on soil, sand, or grass (very unlikely but it is possible). NASA would need workers to build these devices, which would create many low education jobs across the country. Continued funding for NASA and other scientific organizations will fix the social injustice problems of the world.
The main argument against space travel says that the money used could be better put on other matters. This is in fact very untrue. Looking at NASA’s 2015 budget of 17.5 billion, it may seem like a lot, until you realize that the US military budget for 2014 was 581 billion dollars (5). Furthermore, it was estimated that each dollar in NASA’s budget was equivalent to 8 – 10 dollars of economic benefit (6). If an organization can bring about economic value at 10 folds the original budget, it would be logical to continue funding it, if not increasing the funds. Even if we disregard the economic value of the space program, the achievements of NASA speak for themselves. The ability to send humans onto the moon, survey the surface of Mars using the Curiosity rover, and even finding water on a foreign planet is astounding. Even looking at the International Space Station, it seems abundantly clear that the space program brings more unanimity between nations than the military will ever hope to achieve, while the military has a budget 33 times that of the space program. Hence, blaming the costs of the space program is an absurd argument, as the budget that is put into the program is used very
The first time the term "space exploration" was coined was during the space race between the United States of America and the Union of Socialist Republics. People have argued that this war took place from as early as 1947 to as late as 1991. During this time the USA and the USSR were racing to see which country could reign supreme in terms of human spaceflight. Even thought the time period in which this race occurred has ended does not mean that space exploration stopped affected every human being. All though the space race ended, everything from technology, society, and the economy is still being affected to this very day.
Some people will say that this will never work or that will never happen, even in the beginning of aviation, Orville Wright once said”no machine will ever fly from New York to Paris. No known motor can run at the requisite speed for four days without stopping”. These negative quotes compel us to do better than before and better than everyone else. Wouldn’t you like to go to another planet and see what these new planets have to
Another idea on the positive impacts that space exploration could provide for the human race is the fact that we could find resources to help replenish Earth’s valuable resources. These resources can include clean water, land for farming, and eventually, even clean air could become scarce (Schwartz 70). Schwartz explains that although we do not know that Earth’s valuable resources will become scarce, the idea of a major population increase and the risk of overpopulation, can pose as the problem that makes Earth’s valuable resources scarce (Schwartz 70). One possibility that we can use to help alleviate this problem of “Exhausting” are population control plans, such as limiting the amount of children that each family could have (Schwartz 71).
If we are investigating the dark side of the moon, shouldn’t we put more concentration into our oceans too? Space exploration has been considered as a topic of discussion for a long time, as to if it should be a priority for our country or not. Many factors on earth pose to have greater priority over our current space exploration. One reason, according to the article “Mars can wait, oceans can’t” states that people have yet to put greater prioritization for the development of medicines that can be used to be treatments for our people and possibly save lives. Some ocean animals can also carry medicines that specialists need in order to treat our people too.
In fact, in an Msnbc, meet the press edition, with Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator and MODERATOR Tim Russert it is said that 60% of America said no to space exploration funding. With the lack of interest within the American public it should be clear to let those who seek interest in the space research pursue their own desires for knowledge in the form of private funds.” http://www.nbcnews.com/id/8714260/#.WjXlHbT81Bw Fact or reason 3: “The ultimate goal for NASA is too seek a future home for earth and hopefully coloze this area. With this in mind what better way to colonise space than to leave it to the private industries to develop the space tourism markets further develop means of transportation?