“The estimated total cost of NASA’s 30-year space shuttle program from development through its retirement is 209 billion dollars”. For the past 20 years, the space program has launched around three million pounds of spaceships and loads, has transported more than five hundred passengers and pilots, and has spent more...
“The estimated total cost of NASA’s 30-year space shuttle program from development through its retirement is 209 billion dollars”. For the past 20 years, the space program has launched around three million pounds of spaceships and loads, has transported more than five hundred passengers and pilots, and has spent more than three years in a space flight. Space exploration is a very controversial topic that has grabbed the attention of many people, they believe that space exploration is a waste of time because instead of throwing millions of dollars on a procedure that is not a hundred percent accurate, the money could be spent on people who are really in need of it; also, the ships that are being sent are causing a great danger to the outer space one of which is pollution, as well, it increases the amount of danger on the astronaut’s life. Who knows where the ships are landing? however, others believe that space exploration is such a beneficial procedure since it increases the number of jobs- jobs created by space programs- also because people are getting to understand the natural world.
Billions of money are spent each year on space exploration. Do you think that this money can bring any good in our life? The debate in which all people consider of space exploration, whether it is a waste of money, or it is beneficial, is still an argument that all people take into consideration. people believe that this kind of exploration is a wild dream to all humans which cannot always be achieved and that this money is only getting wasted in smoke rather than spending this amount to relieve the poverty in our world. We should always think about the present and solve our problems before thinking about space invasion. People buttress their argument about this topic by saying that the distance that they are unlikely to cross any time soon, does not reduce the extraordinary problems we face today and that the money that are likely to be used for space exploration can alleviate these issues(rathi1). People, especially students, get inspired by the images of space. Rockets which are sent to space might not always be safe. For this reason, people should always consider the disadvantages of this topic, and create awareness to all people and specifically students who gets affected by the idea of space exploration. (debatewise 1)
Space radiation is a process in which energy is released as particles or waves. This radiation takes the form of subatomic particles from the sun, these particles pull apart the DNA molecule which leads them to get damaged, this serious damage can lead to many health problems such as cancer and many more diseases. Since the earth rotates on its axis, it causes electric currents which form a magnetic field. This magnetic field is the most important thing for earth since it helps sustain life on earth. Without this magnetic field, earth would be exposed to many dangers including high amounts of radiation which would be free to escape into space (nasa1). Space is a dangerous place to live in since it lacks hydrogen and pressure which are the main components for humans. Humans without these components will die. There are some effects of spaceflight on the human body which can result in sicknesses for example ebullism and hypoxia. On the other hand, there is a very important issue in which people would face if space would be a shelter to humans. A black hole is a spot in space where gravity is extremely strong which attracts every single thing that comes near it. It attracts everything including light, that was even not able to get out, this is the reason why scientists weren’t able to explore what the black hole actually is (space1).
Once rockets are launched to discover space, much air pollution is produced by them. This condition has a great effect on the earth’s atmosphere. A topic in which draws attention is ‘stratospheric ozone. According to “Nina shen Rastogi” rocket engines emit reactive gases that cause ozone molecules to break apart. Each launched rocket deliver different types of pollution which increases the ozone problems. Rockets need an extremely great speed and an enormous amount of energy in order to pull of gravity. So for the rockets to launch, they should generate a great force(planetscience1). Scientists provide the rockets with thrust, it should also carry lots of fuel, once it burns it creates fire and heat. Additionally to that, this burning produces gas, then the rocket blasts off. When the rocket launches small pieces of soot and alumina are created. These two materials may build up the stratosphere and will lead to the expansion of the ozone. The ozone is the most important thing for the earth, it is a protection against the radiation of the sun and its harmful effects on humans. If the ozone layer gets destroyed much damage in humans will occur especially, skin cancer, and in will also harm plants and animals. (debatewise 1)
What do you think about space? Space cannot always be a waste of time, money, and resources. more attention should be given to space exploration since it creates more jobs, and creates a way to find more resources. People should sometimes rely on space because no one knows what might happen in the future. For example, most of NASA’s work is based on space, it inspires people around the world, and invests in technology. Nasa have created an extremely huge opportunity for around 17,000 people to work with it. It attracts students to science and engineering. This shows how much people draw attention to this kind of work. For that reason, we should increase this opportunity, to increase the number of jobs. space has many benefits for mankind, it helps people stay employed, and provides them with some needs which might help every person in their life as medical conditions and protects humans from environmental problems. Exploring space brings benefits to humans, so why always look at the bad side of it rather than see its satisfaction? (rastogi 1)
Humans are driven to explore the unknown, people believe that exploring outer space help explore to find a better shelter, and some other people believe that we explore simply to discover what’s up there. Humans have always been interested in space, due to their curiosity they are pushing themselves toward space, and giving space the possibility to take over earth. Space exploration is based on advancement, since we are able to explore and expand, our civilization has expanded at an exponential rate. If we expanded, the relationships between countries will get stronger, and have stronger bonds which will lead to national unity. (nasa 1)
In conclusion, space exploration is not a well-thought choice. The money used to do it can be used for a variety of problems that can be fixed and need to be fixed. If this problem won’t get fixed soon, our planet will face severe and bad changes for our humanity. This world that’s home for 7.7 billion people, should be saved for the sake of the future generation. Space exploration does give us hope for another home but in the meantime, we should save this one rather than explore and using the money for a place which is not 100% accurate. Furthermore, space exploration is an arguable topic that many people should be aware of and get into, because scientists and governors aren’t the only ones living on this planet, the people should take part in every decision, and before making all these decisions everyone should consider the diplomatic and economic problems. Each year around 209 billion dollars are spent on exploring space, for this reason, each and every person should be aware at all time and consider this money the development of the future generation rather than the development of another world.
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