An Argument In Favor Of Space Exploration

Space is Not the Place for Us Danielle Jing

Space. What exactly is space? What do you think of when you hear that word? Perhaps, you think it’s dark, mysterious, and dangerous. Or maybe interesting, and, in a way, beautiful? There is so little we truly know about space. It’s huge, and little have explored it. Yet, space is something that intrigues many. What is in space? What’s beyond it? Could be live on another planet? Do aliens exist? How huge is it exactly? Currently, we have been making progress towards space exploration. Space ships are being made, research is being done, and astronauts are training. Some find space potentially interesting, and somewhat beneficial to us, maybe we’ll find aliens; if you consider that a good thing.

The article “Health care Issues” by HealthPAC online states: “More than 47 million people with about 9 million of them being children can’t afford health care and would plunge into serious debt if they ever got a serious illness.” That’s quite serious, people can’t control whether or whether not they get sick most of the time. The lack of Healthcare causes thousands of deaths annually. Most people who have health care only have it because their jobs provide it to them free or discounted. With that 19 billion dollars, we could do so much. Money could be given to people who can’t afford healthcare, or money could be given to companies so they wouldn’t have to charge their patients so

Accidents happen. We’re human, mistakes are very natural. They will always happen, no matter how careful we think we are. In normal everyday life, a mistake or two is not the end of your life. But the thing is, with space, a tiny mistake that is overlooked or forgotten can cause catastrophic consequences. According to the article From shrinking spines to space fungus: The top five dangers of space travel by Jessica Boddy, it says: “Take the space shuttle Challenger and Columbia disasters. Both shuttles broke apart because of mechanical problems, killing all seven astronauts on board each time. With Challenger, rubber O-rings were the culprit. Columbia broke apart during re-entry when insulating foam separated from the shuttle. NASA knew about mechanical issues in both cases, but considered them unimportant because they had never derailed a mission in the past.” Objects like rubber bands and foam can mean death and incredibly money consuming accidents, this goes to show how easy it is for space exploration to be seriously dangerous. Not to mention, NASA knew about these issues but chose to ignore them; this is who our money is going