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    U.S. Federal government support of space exploration is NOT the most effective way to engage in scientific discovery Space exploration can be dated back to the age of European Renaissance, a historic age when arts and cultural transformation began. It was the same era when there gradual but widespread transition in educational reforms. Since then the flourishing art and science of stars and planets transformed in to the minute details of comets and meteors. The study, which started as the fundamental

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    many benefits stemming from space exploration however, many people don't support funding NASA and believe it is a waste of money. In 2002, the budget proposal for the fiscal year funded $18.7 billion to NASA. This means that "a little more than half a penny of every federal tax dollar ends up at NASA” (NASA's $18.7-Billion Budget: How Much Do You Contribute 1). This means a family with median household income pays $33 per year to find a space program. Space exploration is expensive however, the knowledge

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    Space Exploration Is Important Ever since I was young, it was my dream to one day explore space and travel the universe. In my mind’s eye, I could imagine myself discovering new planets, searching for distant stars and exploring all the great vastness of space. However not everybody sees space exploration the same way. Many say that it is a waste of time and more importantly, money. They say, “Why should we spend money on space exploration when there are so many problems here on earth?” I often

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    citizens should fund space exploration so that they could fulfill the dreams of the moon landing but instead with Mars. The funding of space exploration has helped the U.S. in many ways. Funding for space exploration maybe difficult and costly but it will work out in the long run. For example NASA plans to develop more into their Mars mission in 2020. This goal though can only be achieved if NASA receives the right funding they need to create the technology. Space exploration should be funded by the

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    NASA Persuasive Essay

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    of NASA when a smoke detector blares to save your life”(Leone). NASA has helped to advance technology and educate the human race ever since it was founded. NASA was there to protect humans and warn them of an asteroid that could have wiped out the human race, and even, most of the things people use everyday are thanks to NASA. If the government funds NASA, then we will push human knowledge and strive to learn more about space and continue to push technology’s borders. The government should fund NASA

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    into space and do explorations Different people have different say in this matter, but Fox News has generated multiple reasons why we should have human explorations on Mars. The first and most obvious reason would be because we want more scientific knowledge and discover more about the Mars. We were able to gain many knowledge about the Mars through robotic explorations, but scientist and others aspiring scientist have strong enthusiasm that humans can do a more thorough exploration on the mars. The

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    Space: Intriguing and Beneficial

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    space and thought, “That is foolish”? The human imagination of space exploration is intriguing. Some may use that silly cartoon as inspiration and pursue a career involving space. Once the imagination is put into action, many beneficial products and technologies can and have come into existence that will and have change how we live and see space. To some, space exploration is inconsequential as if it will lead nowhere in life. However, space exploration is beneficial for its technological advances

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    Throughout history, humans have been fascinated by the unknown, which includes outer space. We believe it is not necessary to spend valuable taxpayer dollars to fund a doubtful cause. The government must reconsider the sources spent on space exploration. Spending tax payers’ money to explore space is a waste of time, resources, and does not benefit anyone. The country should unite as one to forbid explorers from draining precious time trying to discover life in outer space. Though life may exist

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    ventricular assist devices, artificial limbs, anti-icing systems, video enhancing and analysis systems, to even enriched baby food. NASA has led to various ways of improvement in society with their work in space exploration. The technological advancements are in addition to the main goal of space exploration, which is to gain a better understanding of the fundamental laws of space. There needs to be an increase in funding for NASA so they can conduct research to understand Earth as well as the rest of the celestial

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    Cold War Space Race

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    Therefore, in order to fund a comparable program to Apollo, which put men on the moon, NASA would have to spend over half of its annual budget or over twice its current exploration budget on manned space flight for at least a decade, drastically narrowing their focus, and potentially inhibiting discoveries they will make. Figure 1 below shows that spending on manned space flight today is much lower than it was in the early

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