Later that night President Ronald Reagan came on air to give the State of the Union address and talk on the tragedy that had just unfolded. Through this speech President Reagan consoles the families of those who lost their lives, the American schoolchildren, and the American public as a whole. He also gives this speech to reassure America of the viability of the NASA program and the light in the future. By the use of rhetorical skill, including analogy, strong emotional appeals, and his position of power, President Reagan manages to convince America that despite the tragedy the benefits of keeping a space exploration program greatly outweigh the losses.
In order to accomplish his purpose, the writer of this speech used diction and tone to show sorrow for the families of the men and women whose lives were lost on the Columbia and organized the speech by talking about how the lives lost will not affect moving forward in space advances. The writer expresses his grief for the family by using “great sadness” and naming the seven astronauts who died on this mission. While setting a tone of grief for these astronauts families, George W. Bush also organizes the speech by talking about how the men and women knew the risks of their travel. He first explains his feelings of loss and mourning for the men and women who lost their lives, but also says that this tragedy will not be a setback for space travel.
When President Reagan addresses the space program in his speech about the tragedy he states, “There will be more shuttle flights”(4). The positive outcome of this
Now that the Space Race is over, what is the point? Are we wasting our money? Should we cut their budget? When the cold war ended with the soviets in 1991, it sparked up a debate as to whether or not the funding for the National Aeronautics and space administration should be continued. Although it may seem like a simple fix, it has proved to be one of NASA’s greatest and most difficult challenges yet.
As trivial as it may seem, at one time in order to prove America had stelar science and technology we had to rush to get men into space. In Tom Wolfe’s The right stuff a group of military test pilots are given the opportunity to be part of the space race against the soviets. Each one of these pilots had their qualms about joining the program due to the fact that many of them wanted to become career pilots. For instance, in order to become a good pilot one would have to log a lot of flight hours, and joining the space program would prevent them from flying for a prolonged period of time.
Why do you think NASA should be unfunded? I think they NASA should be funded because they have an excellent crew and the projects made wouldn’t have happened without NASA. First, they’ve gotten a man on the moon! There’s rovers on Mars now discovering if people can live on there in the next couple of decades. They’ve sent a voyager to Jupiter to discover the patterns of the planet.
This use of pathos reinforces the idea that space exploration represents a grand adventure and an opportunity for discovery, tapping into the audience's sense of wonder and curiosity. Finally, JFK appeals to their concern for the future of humanity, stating, "For the eyes of the world now look into space, to the moon and to the planets beyond, and we have vowed that we shall not see it governed by a hostile flag of conquest, but by a banner of freedom and peace." (Kennedy, 1962).
People should explore space so they can learn new things. “A Success in Space” by Cameron Keady is about the Rosetta that traveled 4 billion miles through space. It took off in 2004. Rosetta is going to be a comet to study and learn more about it. The “Comet probe may shed light on earth's surface”.
29 June 2014. Author, journalist, and filmmaker, Piers Bizony in his side of the article “For and Against:Space Exploration” argues that the exploration of space is not a waste of funds,and should continue to fund it. He supports this claim by explaining the benefit of continuing to fund them and their mission. Mr.Bizony next proceeds to show they ensure not only the improvement but also the development of technology, among companies
Introduction Once a government monopoly, today space travel has now been expanded to private corporations. The resulting pros and cons have left the international community with questions to answer and decisions to make on the use of private companies in space. The privatization of space endeavors have brought on exciting new opportunities.
NASA has shown that their programs provide positive economic returns to society. Wallace Fowler, professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin, avows, “It is estimated that the total economic benefit of each dollar spent on the space program has been between eight to ten dollars”. Fowler contrasts this return with other common expenditures, stating “Compare that to Americans spending more than $35 billion a year on pizza or the national total annual economic cost of tobacco exceeding $250 billion and you can see that our return on our NASA investment is rather high” (Fowler). Fowler makes a strong case for further investment in NASA as a way to generate positive economic outcomes. Furthermore, Fowler’s argument also demonstrates that even though NASA’s budget in 2015 was estimated at $17.5 billion, the monetary returns exceeded its spending.
For centuries, the human race has been obsessed with finding even the smallests traces of alien life. While scientists have found slight hints of it, alien life has yet to be discovered. We have no clue what aliens’ true purposes are for the human race and if they even know we exist. What will your reaction be, let alone an alien’s reaction to us and how can we be so sure that we will have a positive reaction if we don’t really know about aliens? We should base our reactions on actual proof instead of speculation.
• I want you to stop for your second and look at the person sitting next to you. What you are looking at is the fine result of over 200 thousand years of evolution; the master piece of natural selection, and a perfectly adapted organism to life on earth. • But with exponential grow in technological advances, unpredictable climate change or even space exploration.
Space exploration is a highly debated on topic on whether or not it should be funded by the government. Currently, the United States spends $19.3 billion on space exploration out of its $3.95 trillion budget. Many people argue that the money needs to be spent on other issues like health care and help for the impoverished. Space exploration is an important field that the US government needs to focus on and fund because these endeavors can provide a national space defense, push us towards the future of science and technology, and create new economic opportunities for businesses to take advantage of.
