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Should Money Be Considered For Space Explorations?

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Because of many advances that have been made, technology has been enhanced in the past decade. New innovations have allowed human beings to explore the world around us and many other worlds that were once beyond our reach. These new technological advances has made space exploration possible. However, there are many factors that need to be considered for space explorations. Those factors consist of money and ethical issues that have been raised because of this new advancements. A factor that should be taken into deliberation is money because there is a limited source. Richard Greenberg states, “When the crews returned, they were quarantined to prevent “back contamination,” the hazard that some infectious extraterrestrial gem might be riding with them” (source F). …show more content…

Likewise, having astronauts explore this unknown territory can lead to unknown diseases that doctors have yet to find a cure for that can be fatal in some cases. The disease can eventually grow and spread to other human beings if it’s contagious and it has a chance of negatively affect the balance entire ecosystem. Additionally, conducting research and finding cures for these unknown diseases can costs up to billions of dollars that our country might not be able to afford. This demonstrates that money should be considered when conducting space explorations since there’s an insufficient amount. Money should also be considered because the National Institutes of Health (NIH) doesn’t have extra money to spend on new diseases that could be brought back from space by astronauts. For instance, “Helping to lead the way toward important medical discoveries that improve people’s health and save lives, NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent diseases as well as the causes, treatments, and even cures for common and rare diseases” (source D). The NIH has to find the cures to millions of diseases that are here on Earth. If an astronaut brings back more diseases and bacteria, the money utilized towards

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