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Why You Should Support the Exploration of Space
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Why You Should
Support the
Exploration of Space
By: Matt Maclaine
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Humanity’s History of
ExplorationChristopher
Columbus
Ferdinand
Magellan
Sir Edmund Hillary
Valentina
Tereshkova
Yuri Gagarin
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders Neil Armstrong
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Our Fragile Existence
Extinction
War
Exhaustion of Resources
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The Call of Space
We are a race of explorers
Every society has studied the stars
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The United States’ Efforts
Projects Mercury, Gemini, Apollo
The Shuttle Program
Exploration of Mars
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Benefits
Scratch Resistant Lenses
SatNav
Sewage Treatment
Water Purification
Protective Clothing
Solar Energy
Radiation Detection
Improved aircraft engine efficiency
Robotics
Weight Saving Technology
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Humanity’s Benefits
Global Communications
Navigation
Meteorological Data
Continued Existence elsewhere
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Threats from Space
Near Earth Objects
Death of the Sun
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Cost
NASA has cost US tax payers nearly $800 Billion dollars since 1958
Sounds like a lot, but…
NASA’s annual budget has never exceeded 6% of Federal
expenditures
Today, NASA’s budget of $17.5 billion represents 0.45% of the $3.9
trillion national budget
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Long Term Goals
Returning to the Moon
Mars
Expanding Humanity’s reach
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Why You Should…
Space exploration leads the development of
technology and innovation
To facilitate a greater understanding of the
universe
To Secure the future of human existence
It starts today!