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    Curiosity and exploration are vital parts of what it means to be human, as humans we always want to know more. It is hard for us to think about what the world outside Earth might be like, many people have made theories urging more search to find new information. Through these theories and urges, we have found information and knowledge about our home – Earth and much more about space. We now know more about where we as humans on Earth stand in the universe and we have learnt about things we use and

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    like to say that this is common knowledge, however, in today’s day and age, you would be surprised. If the human race wants to continue living, to continue to strive, then we need to expand. Now, let’s address question number one. “Should this exploration come at the expense of imminent affairs (creating food, energy, social programs right now on Earth)?” For creating food and energy, no. However, for social programs, yes. Creating food and energy helps the human race’s longevity. If you think about

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    Victor Manuel Tapia ESS 102 – Opinion Piece Human vs. Robotic Space Mission Section B Discovering the Unknown: Who Should Explore Space? As humans, we always push to explore for new discoveries, it is in our blood to explore and push scientific boundaries. Space exploration has allowed us to expand our technology, foster a curiosity in humans, discover new worlds, and most importantly push even further to discover life in a new planet. With the advancement of new technology and innovators, there

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    though space exploration has been the main objective of many scientist and groups, colonizing and exploring the vasts oceans should become the main objective for many various reasons. By defining the necessity for pursuing ocean exploration and colonization as a more realistic than present space exploration, by refuting those who claim space exploration should take precedence, by presenting compelling evidence, expert opinions, and strong arguments , all will be persuaded that exploration and colonization

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    understand the mysteries of space unless we explore and build up what we know. Investing more in space exploration could give us advancements in technology, it could create scientific breakthroughs, and could be the solution to many of Earth's present problems. For a long time men have been Earthbound, so in 1957 getting a person to space would be the mission for the United States and the Soviet Union. The Soviets beat the U.S. in 1961 sending the first human into space. Yuri Gagarin was the cosmonaut

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    The mysteries of space and ocean have always struck our attention. The question “what’s out there, what creatures live there, do water monsters and aliens exist, always pop up. However, could the risks become a barrier to our curiosity? I believe that major exploration could be a benefit for our society and our way of life. I think that major exploration could benefit us because we have a chance of finding resources, predicting the future of the planet, and provide us with advanced technology.

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    There are a couple viewpoints to consider when it comes to the topic of space exploration. The Earth is constantly changing and is not going to live forever, but does this mean that humans have a moral obligation to find and explore habitable worlds outside of our own for the soul purpose of inhabiting them? According to Colin Barras, fossil records indicate/predict that Earth still has about a whopping 3.5 billion years until it dies (Barras, 2015). That is more than just a spec on even Earth's

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    anonymous discoveries and the unseen images of Space. However, we must control our desire to explore Space by putting the financial and the psychological impact ahead of us. The effort and the cost for space exploration is not proportional to the wealth it promises, which in result could become a burden for the American citizens. According to Source E, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have dedicated $5.3 billion to space exploration. As the United States becomes more involved,

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    Space Exploration: Apollo Missions There was much trial and error while trying to put man on the moon, but it all worked out! The President at the time was John F. Kennedy and he had been promising to put man on the moon and so actions were taken to make this happen. They started small and got bigger, they were able to build moon rockets that could lift tons into space. One of these rockets was called the Saturn V rocket. With these rockets not only could they put man on the moon but also go to other

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    SEDS-Saving Space Exploration Space exploration was once a fascinating part of human culture. Back in the 60’s, when getting to the moon was a top priority, and exploring the features of other planets interested people, the space program had the momentum to pull off bigger and better things. To explore stars not even in our galaxy and even possibly pull off the feat of discovering extraterrestrial life was something people only dreamed about. Once being only in the imagination, space travel is

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