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The public’s lack of knowledge about NASA’s research explains why many people believe that the organization is receiving too much funding. According to NASA.gov, the organization has received 19.3 billion dollars for the 2016 fiscal year. This equates to about 0.486% of the government budget. While this may seem like a lot, the percentage has drastically decreased over the past few decades by almost 3.5%. NASA is receiving “more money each year, but at the same time a smaller percentage of the federal budget” (Steinburg 240). There are projects that NASA is currently working on that they cannot finish due to lack of funding. If NASA can find a way to receive more funding, then not only can the organization capitalize on these current projects, but it can also open up discussion for future ones as well. The possibilities of what humans can achieve is endless, the only restrictions are time and money, two of the most important factors in society. While time can’t be controlled, money can. Now it’s just a matter of getting more of it, which is going to be hard for NASA to do, especially when people feel as though they are receiving too much funding.

By using extensive internet based research, I plan to investigate the decrease in NASA’s funding. My primary question is; why is the U.S. government reducing the funds? and why are they saying they can't afford it?. When in reason I think they chose not to. I think NASA should be viewed as an investment, because it does not drain nearly enough money as it contributes. NASA pays for itself, they give us inventions that can apply to our daily lives, and with enough research we may be mining asteroids or pure limitless solar energy in the future, but most of all they give our species itself a way forward.

“There is perhaps no better a demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world.” Carl Sagan said this after seeing a picture of the Earth taken from the Voyager 1. In the image there is a tiny little speck that is barely noticeable unless it is pointed out. That little speck is our planet.Government spending on NASA has helped to achieve this and it allows us to see things about our universe that we would have never have had been able to see before. NASA funding can be beneficial because it shows us things about our universe that we have never known and things we would have never thought to explore.This is what NASA is trying to accomplish. However NASA funding can be detrimental because it costs more and more each year and it pushes us into even more debt than what we are already in. This can contribute to the downfall of the economy and the nation as a whole because of the increase in spending, and will lead to cuts in other more crucial parts of the government and the economy where the money would be better spent. Government funding for NASA is a benefit to society but, it is also a detriment to society as well.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is one of the programs that the government has decided it cannot continue to finance at its current rates, and the money being put into NASA has been cut back. This is definitely not a smart place to make spending cuts and, at least for the near future, this trend of lessened government support needs to be reversed. By using budget cuts as a possible solution to

Currently, an estimated half a million people in the United States have a job description that relates to space, and NASA is “the strongest power that provides jobs in the space industry” (Machay 128-9). Each of those citizens contributes their knowledge and money to the national economy. NASA also promotes job growth: “Giving $1 billion to NASA can create some 24,000 jobs via contracts to the private sector” (128). Those potential employees would provide diversity and experience that could only advance the country. Thus, removing NASA funding would potentially leave thousands unemployed, halt the growth of hundreds of jobs per year, and subsequently encumber the economy. It is nonsensical to damage the nation in this way in exchange for a small percentage of the federal budget, when NASA clearly has such as positive

NASA is not only used for science, it is meant to encourage people to change their lives and to create new technology, it is much more than just space exploration. NASA may lay the groundwork for the future technology but society is what makes it happen. Recently, there has been much debate about whether the space explorations by NASA should continue to be funded. If NASA is no longer funded then it creates a problem for society. NASA has provided the world with information that has helped our nation get to the advanced place it is at today. It is important for these space investigations to continue because it will allow the discovery of new habitable planets that can be used for colonizing in the future if necessary. Although some people may

The United States federal budget plan for 2017 has been revealed, and in this plan the Obama Administration is cutting spending on NASA to

Nasa was founded on July 29th, 1958 to coordinate space travel. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ,NASA, was created in response to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik on October 4, 1857 (created). This launch had caught America by surprise

Have you ever looked up into the night sky and wondered what life outside of Earth would be like? Many people don’t realize the scale of space. You are essentially a grain of sand on an endless beach. NASA is a space exploration program dedicated to discovering the “beach” we live in. However, it costs billions of dollars to explore space. The United States government must raise the lowered funding of NASA, allowing the program to perform larger missions at a faster rate. NASA is responsible for putting a man on the Moon, landing rovers on the surface of Mars, and many other astounding accomplishments. They perform all of these feats through funding from the United States government. NASA shouldn’t have to deal with budget cuts because of the work they put in and the information they learn from space.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower its purpose was to engage in space research and its applications.

The Obama Administration budget proposal “for NASA is $17.5 billion” which is “below the $17.7 billion appropriated for FY 2014” this may seem like a lot of money but it is only half a percent of the total budget (Markovich). NASA used to be able to contract for designs and

NASA Funding The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was booming in the late 1960's because the U.S. government invested over 4.5 percent of the Federal Budget into it. Unfortunately, in the recent years the Government has slashed funding for many of NASA’s projects to cut back on the spending and boost the economy. Despite the plummet in NASA's budget, the program has proven its prominence in the U.S., by leading into missions that conclude in ground-shaking results such as the recent water finding on Mars. A space program like NASA continues to face difficulties in increasing its funds; Because the Government currently doesn't think NASA is worth more than 0.47 percent of the Federal Budget.

NASA has helped created items that affect people on Earth as they do their own research. NASA has contributed to the making of Clean Burning Cars. They have sensors in their shuttle used to identify hydrogen leaks. This is used in cars as the world moves into hydrogen-powered vehicles. NASA also contributed to Temper Foam. This foam was used for cushioned in seats for space vehicles and is now used on Earth for protective sports gear and helmets, shoes, pillows, and mattresses. Not to mention artificial limb components. They were used originally to keep astronauts safe, increase lifetime of parts, and improve robotic vehicles. Those same components

NASA is one of the most important organizations in the World, as a part of the executive

Since its conception in 1958, NASA has been a pivotal organization in innovative technology and space exploration. With inventions such as the Hubble telescope, or the space shuttle, NASA has provided the world with existential research regarding space. With a renewal of popular interest in NASA, the organization would be able to continue contributing vital research in the medical, and technological fields, as well as the future exploration of space as humans know it, and the future habitation of other planets.