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Space Persuasive Essay

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“Houston, we have a problem.” That’s right, Tom Hanks. We do have a problem; the US government is thinking about not funding NASA and space exploration anymore. And that’s a huge issue. Why? Well, because in 1.6 billion years from now our star, the sun, will explode and create a black hole- completely disintegrating the galaxy we live in. Granted, that is a long time from now, but that’s not the point. What about how we only know about .5% of space? Yeah, we only know a fifth of a percent of space. That’s not a lot. And, even, the bigger number, the 100%, could be even bigger. But how will we know if there’s other life? How will we find a new home to evacuate to? Without NASA and it’s funding, we can’t answer any of those questions for …show more content…

2015 “Scholastic Scope Magazine”, I found quite the interesting articles. One, titled “Yes, Aliens (probably) Exist” by Lauren Tarshis, and the other titled “Disaster at the Speed of Sound” by Peter Ajian. In these articles it mentions the reason I’m talking to you about today: The US Government is considering not funding NASA and other space explorations in the US. Most people would side with them in saying “It’s dangerous” and “It’s a waste of money”. Granted, there is a few money-wasting incidents, like the “SpaceShipTwo” (20) in the article “Disaster at the Speed of Sound”. But, as I would say, “With losing and messing up you learn. With winning, you don’t.” And it’s true; Apollo 13 was just a boost to our space exploration- NASA found out what was wrong and fixed it, and now keeps an eye out for similar problems. Therefore, NASA learned how to keep their astronauts safer by learning from their mistakes. So, in hindsight, It’s not a waste of money. It’s actually a movement for …show more content…

And many say, “Why risk our astronauts lives to try and find a new form of life? And a new “Earth 2.0”?” (18)I partially agree with them considering in 1.6 billion years our planet will be nothing and neither will this galaxy.. But, I digress. Our research will help us try to find new life forms, and learn and adapt like them, or, visa-versa. Maybe there is an Asgard out there. Or, a Pandora, like in James Cameron’s Avatar. Anyhow, Our research is the key to finding new galaxies, new homes, new opportunities. And with technology branching out, it won’t be long until we can bounce in between galaxies to “see the family”, or make a burger from a tiny piece of dough,water and heat. And also, in the “American citizens’ attitudes on the space program” by the Gallup Poll in July, 2009, the number only increased from 1980 (41% of people say yes), 1995 (47%), 2000 (55%), to 2008 (58%). This shows that people realize how important the research

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