...Space Exploration Space exploration has been a hot topic in the last couple of years on whether the government should fund space programs. Funding space programs for new research is a great idea because it could help us solve many problems on earth such as overpopulation and medicine. Overpopulation may be reduced by space exploration. The population of earth is growing like never before, overpopulation causes many problems like air quality. The world population increased from 3 billion in 1959 to 6 billion by 1999, a doubling that occurred over 40 years. The Census Bureau's latest projections imply that population growth will continue into the 21st century, although more slowly. The world population is projected to grow from 6 billion in 1999 to 9 billion by 2044, an increase of 50 percent that is expected to require 45 years (1). Space exploration can reduce the number of people living on earth by placing them on another planet that could have the same exact environment as earth. If we invest in these space programs they might actually find a planet that is close to the environment of earth. NASA has found planets in the recent years close to size and the atmosphere of earth but they claimed all of them are not livable (2). This indicates that we are closer to the grand prize which is finding a planet that we can live on, if these indications are true we might actually find a planet that people can live on and survive. We are getting closer and closer to finding a sister...
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...from war rooms to athletic fields to the top of corporate ladders. If this is truly our nation’s identity, then why have we not constructed a space elevator? A space elevator is one of the more extravagant ideas from sci-fi and now is being thought of by the capitol of our beloved country. The US must take the initiative and build a space elevator because it would allow travel into space at a cheaper price, act as a symbol of greatness for our country, and carry payloads of 11,193kg at once (allowing eight climbers to be sent up by the tether (Chang 2011)). The thought that a elevator could, or even should, stretch from...
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...the second speaker for side affirmative, I will begin by refuting and deconstructing some of the arguments put forth by side opposition, and then I will continue with the affirmative case. As side opposition has said that we should help starving and homeless people by ending the funds towards space research, and yes, there are issues that do plague us as a race. There is poverty and injustice in the world. While these issues exist and should certainly not be ignored, the funds put forth to space exploration have a major impact and are no less of a priority. Remember, our goal here is to create a balance, not completely give...
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...synthesis Essay Is space exploration really worth the cost? This is the inevitable question we must face when deciding how much of our tax dollars and the federal government's dollars are spent on space exploration versus things such as education, social security, medicare and health. Although space exploration could eventually make a difference in the way we live our lives and life as we know it here on Earth, we should be focused on the things that could change our lives now. Things like a cure for cancer, and a cure for HIV and AIDS. Our money needs to stop being spent on space exploration, and be put towards something that’s been proven to benefit the people of our nation. It would not be wrong to say that maybe one day space exploration could provide us with something miraculous here on earth, but in the meantime the extensive amount of money being spent on space exploration should stay here where we can make a difference now. In February of 2006, Margaret Mclean published an article on a web page dedicated to ethics called To Boldly Go: Ethical Considerations for Space Exploration. The article stated, “almost $17 billion will fly into NASA’s coffers with around $5.3 billion dedicated to space exploration” (source E). I don’t know about you, but to me this seems like an awful lot of money to be spending on something that has no supporting evidence of benefiting the United States and its people. Our government is responsible for how our tax money is spent and it is clear...
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...Skies The Limit? The exploration of space VS The issues on earth. Aileen Johnson English Composition Introduction We live in a world where there are environmental issues that range from global warming to air pollution. Environmental scientists dedicated themselves by putting years and years into finding a long-term solution for these issues. The effects of these issues can potentially be damaging in the next couple of decades so people live I fear of what is to come. This same fear prevents people from thinking outside of the box. We came so far in the mist of our issues that it almost seems unfixable. With new technology today we have various ways for exploring outside our world to find new ways to make life on earth a little easier. Since issues on earth are still in effect, people’s fear of what is to come in the future prevent them from becoming aware of how exploring outside this world in space can actually benefit us all, and how important it is to our planet earth. Although there are many environmental issues on earth, outer exploration should continue to be funded. Outer space exploration may be needed in the future to prevent or solve new issues on earth to come. Oblivious To the Benefits There are many benefits to outer space exploration that people are aware not of. Before I decided to do research I was unaware of the number of things that we actually use today that would have never...
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...a lot from going into space, and we could create amazing inventions from it. A great deal of modern technology is a result of space exploration, so we should continue to explore space to expand our technology and knowledge. Technology before the exploration of space was different than the technology we have today....
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...as nuclear weapons continue to exist, so will the temptation to threaten others with overwhelming military force” (Ikeda 1). This quote shares a great truth in which Daisaku Ikeda is expressing to this day. Countries everyday are working towards new development of nuclear weapons, building their militaries to overwhelm their enemies and friends, and growing fear in the nations of the world that one day, someone will act. Today, we all know the power of these nuclear weapons, demonstrated in situations such as the Trinity test, conducted by the United States on July 16th, 1945, Chagan, conducted by the Soviet Union on January 15th, 1965, and Operation Hurricane, conducted by the United Kingdom on October 3rd, 1952 one of the first Atomic bombs in existence. These tests were the dawn of military growth and development, something in which today is a problem, driving fear in the nations of the world who only has the solution, is to build bigger than their opponents, also known as Militarism. This is an issue currently facing the United States of America, with almost twice the size of a military compared to it’s second ranking opponent Russia in World firepower, and continuously building. “In the past 10 years, overall military spending has more than doubled”(Paul 2). Yes, twice the size of a military, but 9 times the military budget, now how does that sound, possibly depressing when you get into the money talk. The United States has many more problems it should be placing its focus...
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...Space has captured the imagination of humans for hundreds and thousands of years. Now NASA is thinking of ending the exploration deeper into space where we could find many new planets, and possibly life. I feel as though nothing should deter humans from going where they have wanted to go for thousands of years. If NASA where too stop going deeper into space we might not find new elements that we would’ve if we continued space exploration. There are things called supernova’s which, at the end of their lifetime, explode sending new elements all over the galaxy. We have predicted some of the new elements and what their atomic mass would be, but will we ever find these elements on Earth or will they be found beyond. Now it could be a waste...
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...Why we should not go to the Mars Launching a manned mission to Mars has been a dream or substantial matter for the scientist throughout this decade. This idea has been argued by certain groups of people with supporting or opposing view. The trip to the Mars planet had facing a lot of problems or issues which need to overcome in order to continue this mission. Some of the supporting parties may argue that the exploration of Mars gives us a better understanding to our homeland, the Earth. They are also in the view where a manned mission to Mars may retain the leadership of United State of America in international space technologies. However, by gaining great reputation through leading the technologies in the world, the budget should spend in a more suitable way for economic or technical growth. Although there are certainly good arguments to send manned flight to Mars, I believe that there are more benefits sending unmanned probes to explore the planet than spending a huge amount of money in sending the manned flight over there. The supporters argue that by sending manned flight to Mars, we gain a chance to understand the Earth better due to the similarity between Mars and Earth. Hence we can figure out ways to protect the environment on Earth by exploring the condition on Mars. But the unmanned probes in this century are advance enough to pursue accomplishment in exploring different planets such as discovering the evidence of water on Mars. There are plenty more unmanned missions...
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...to stand together and continue to go on our journey. Ronald Reagan effectively uses pathos and logos to inform the nation of the tragedy and to persuade them that we must not...
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...visualize because of the enormity of space itself. One of the utmost important events for the human species were the space race and the creation of NASA on October 1, 1958 because of the now known potential we hold as human beings and the things we have accomplished that at one point were never thought possible. The first human put on the moon was made possible by NASA in...
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...Nations Treaties on Outer Space in African Countries J-A. van Wyk Department of Political Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), P O Box 392, Pretoria, 0003, South Africa e-mail: vwykjak@unisa.ac.za Abstract. This paper presents an overview of the five major UN Treaties on Outer Space. Each of these Treaties are briefly discussed and assessed with particular emphasis on aspects relevant to Africa. Very few African countries have ratified these Treaties, as well as enacted domestic space legislation. The paper concludes with an assessment of Africa’s involvement in multilateral space fora such as OOSA and UNCOPUOS. It also offers recommendations to improve African countries’ ratification and compliance with these Treaties. Sommaire. Cet article est une introduction aux cinq traités majeurs de l’ONU, en matière d’espace extra-atmosphérique. Chacun des traités est brièvement discuté et évalué en insistant sur les aspects importants pour l’Afrique. Tres peu d’Etats africains ont ratifié ces traités, ainsi que mis sur pied une législation en matière d’espace. L’article se termine par une évaluation de l’engagement de l’Afrique dans des forums multilatéraux voués à l’espace tels que l’ OOSA et l’ UNCOPUOS. Des recommendations sont également suggérées pour l’amélioration de la ratification et le respect par les Etats africains de ces traités. International Space Law: Context and Text fact that no state can claim sovereignty of or occupy outer space, the Moon or any other...
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...televisions--the list goes on. Perhaps this flood of information obscures us from the real problems we are facing as a society--or at least makes us numb to them. For example: On April 15, 2013, three people were killed and hundreds injured from bombings that took place during the Boston Marathon--this news made front-page-breaking-news around the world (Levs.) It was indeed a tragedy. That same day, April 15, 2013, more than 42 people were killed and over 250 people were injured in Iraq ahead of political elections (Tawfeeq.) Did the world report this? Yes. Were people talking about this tragedy at work on April 16? Unlikely. The point in this is that there is so much happening in the world that we lose sight of so much because we simply do not have the time to sift through and analyze all of the information provided to us daily. We get caught up in complexities of politics, he-said-she-said arguments, and terribly unimportant information that we neglect what is right in front of us: Hunger, poverty, and disease. The United States government is indeed a complex organization with a complex budget. Anyone can make an argument in regard to where or where not allocations of money should be going within the government--many of these arguments can be quite valid and even sound. However- when 47 million Americans are in poverty, 49 million Americans are hungry, and Americans continue to suffer from disease, why should $17 Billion be spent yearly on a program that does nothing to eradicate...
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...Obstacles and Solutions for Human Travel and Exploration of Mars Man is not destined to stand idle in the face of new frontiers and undiscovered fortunes. Since the beginning of time, man has risked nothing short of his own life to step beyond dreams and achieve the reality of the new and undiscovered. With the need to find these new corners of the universe, new technologies must be achieved giving man not only the abilities to overcome the impossible but the opportunity to better understand man himself. The conquest of Mars is a necessary step to exponentially leap man’s knowledge into new realms of understanding. The conquest of Mars is no longer an option but a necessity. I have been tasked today to present to my audience the obstacles and solutions associated with human interplanetary travel with respect to Mars. While many current fuel and propulsions systems are purely hypothetical, the idea to propel is basically the same. The principle is based on Newton’s Third Law of Motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. As propellant is expelled from the spacecraft, a reactionary force is acted upon the spacecraft creating movement. This can be done in many forms including chemical propellant, electricity, nuclear, and solar sails. Chemical propulsion systems are the current propulsion systems of choice in the current world’s space programs. Chemical propulsion systems contain a fuel source and oxidizing agent that are mixed and burned in a...
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...this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal… of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth.” And on July 20, 1969, almost eight years later, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first humans ever to land on the moon. Due to the heavy influence the Apollo 11 mission had, not only on the world, but also on mankind, the year it was finally accomplished is the most important year of life The Apollo 11 mission was so significant in history because it resulted in the United States winning the Cold War. America partook in the Cold War mainly to prevent the spread of communism post World War II. At the time Kennedy proposed the Apollo mission to the nation, the United States was trailing the Soviet Union in space developments during the Cold War. The USSR had launched Sputnik, the first satellite, and successfully sent a man into space. In turn, America quickly created the Apollo program to prevent the Soviets from winning the Space Race. Through great wealth, technical skill, and determination, America soon landed their men on the moon. The Soviets, however, experienced a series of failures in its attempt to send its own men to the moon. The triumph of the Apollo program ended Soviet leadership in space exploration and dominance in heavy rocket launching technology for they were not able to match the large-scale efforts of America. (Dunbar, 2008) After the success of Apollo 11, the United States had clearly won the Space Race. This...
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