How Has Western Exploration Helped America

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Humanity has been fascinated with space for thousands of years but is it worth it? The first people on the moon was Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969. We have not gone back to the moon for more than 40 years. NASA only gets about 0.48 percent of the federal budget (ballotpedia.org). After examining space exploration it is clear that we need to spend money on it because it improves the economy, advances technology, and forges diplomatic relationships. Exploration has always helped America and Humanity. Exploration has fueled technological advancements through history. Western exploration in America created a explosion of innovation. We saw growth of cities and inventions like radios and telephones. Explorations has helped