A little over fifty years ago, NASA sent humans past the heavens into the deep space surrounding and confiding our universe. And then what did we as the American people do? Did NASA stop because they had achieved what we as humans had thought of as impossible for centuries? No! Just eight years later, a NASA spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts landed safely on the moon. The same moon that has been circling the Earth for 4.53 billion years. So why did we stop? Why not Mars? Why not another GALAXY? One word: Money. While some people will say that the money that NASA collects has a much better use towards items such as economic endeavors, I can safely say that the money that NASA collects directly benefits the Earth and the people on it. Space programs …show more content…
“Human space exploration helps to address fundamental questions about our place in the Universe and the history of our solar system. Through addressing the challenges related to human space exploration we expand technology, create new industries, and help to foster a peaceful connection with other nations” (Jennifer WIles 1). This quote proves that we need to continue funding human space exploration because it is an essential step in expanding technology, creating new industries, and to gain a better relation with other nations. “It [The space program] speaks abundantly to our sense of human curiosity, of wonder and awe at the unknown” (Michael Griffin 2). This evidence proves that we should continue funding and carrying on with the space program because it reveals that the space program triggers instinctual human curiosity, wonder, and awe at the …show more content…
It directly benefits everyone on the Earth. Brian Dunbar, from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said in a NASA website that “We're studying Earth right now through current and future spacecraft helping answer critical challenges facing our planet: climate change, sea level rise, freshwater resources and extreme weather events.” This evidence proves my current position that NASA directly benefits the Earth because they are currently solving problems that might endanger people on the Earth. “Multiple NASA missions are studying our sun and the solar system, unraveling mysteries about their origin and evolution. By understanding variations of the sun in real-time, we can better characterize space weather, which can impact exploration and technology on Earth”(Brian Dunbar 1). This evidence proves my current position that space programs such as NASA benefits the Earth tremendously because NASA faces the challenges that the Earth gives them. These challenges are sometimes a threat to us, so space programs like NASA accept the challenges and faces them head