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Space exploration is a hugely expensive affair. Should we spend money on space exploration when we have so many problems on planet Earth? We debate the pros and cons of space exploration and the reasons for investing in space agencies and programs.
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Apr 17, 2019 · What’s more, there is no guarantee that money not spent on space exploration would be automatically diverted to dealing with social, economic, and environmental issues. While the argument ...
Aug 30, 2021 · Many countries around the world invest in space science and exploration as a balanced part of their total federal budget. Public opinion research has shown that people estimate NASA to take up as much as a quarter of the U.S. federal budget, but in fact, NASA’s budget only represents about 0.5% of the total federal budget and the proportion is even smaller for other spacefaring nations .
The money that governments spend on space programs positively impacts their economies. It supports highly skilled jobs, fuels technology, advancements and creates business opportunities that feed back into the economy. This, in turn, grows the pool of public money that can be spent on solving the world's most pressing problems.
Apr 11, 2022 · While the US does spend the most on space as a share of GDP compared to other countries and despite the fact that NASA funding has slightly increased in recent years, the US and the world at large could still be spending more given the public benefits (Measuring the Economic Impact of the Space Sector: Key Indicators and Options to Improve Data, 2020, p. 4).
Apr 12, 2021 · April 12 marks the 60th anniversary of the day Yuri Gagarin became the first human being in space, taking off in his Vostok 1 spacecraft, spending 88 minutes making a single orbit of the Earth ...
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May 14, 2018 · News that Australia is set to launch a space agency has some people questioning if taxpayer money could be better spent. Professor Andrew Dempster says investments in space have payoffs far beyond ...
