Stasis Inquiry
When people think of space exploration, some think of an ever advancing sector that continues to conduct research but hasn’t had much to yield in terms of results as of late. This is simply not the case. In fact, due to this lapse in public attention over the years, it has become evident that NASA and other private space agencies are receiving less and less of an endowment from the government because of it’s prospective “irrelevancy”. So why should we fund the space program over seemingly more pressing sectors that may require funds just as badly or more than Space exploration?
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There are many key byproducts and research as a result of space exploration funding that continue to better our lives everyday. Many bring up the point that there are more relevant issues here on Earth that demand our immediate attention and that our money is being somewhat wasted if it is being funneled into the space sector. Issues such as climate change, wars and fossil fuel instability, to name a few, have gripped the public conscious in no small part thanks to media bombardment. However, if people look at the figures associated with the government and all of its funded entities, it wouldn’t be hard to convince anyone to continue to fund the national space program and possibly even send said sector a monetary surplus.
We must look at the quality or character of funding the space program to apprehend its relevancy now and far into the foreseeable future. Space Exploration is an advantageous endeavor for mankind that can pay off in dividends just as exploring the world resulted in an ever-advancing global society determined to improve foreign relations. Space area of research should also be sought after, not just because of the indisputable commodities and utilities that we use and take for granted everyday, but also because Space research aims to provide data and answer questions about environmental patterns and other global climate shift inquiries. What do we think of when we think of the moon landings? Do we think of anyone, regardless of nationality, as anything less than a hero? Absolutely not. We cherish these men and women who are brave enough to venture beyond earth’s boundaries and revere them as the best and brightest that our species has to offer.
This begs the question, is it right at all to go scouring through the stars for more and more information or are we simply hanging onto an evolutionary niche to explore everything there is to witness? Space could very well be our best shot at answering the big questions we’ve all asked ourselves at one point or another like Why are we here? and Are we alone? Whether we’re better off not knowing these questions will always be up for debate and unknowable until we give it a shot. Oh and saving the species from an inevitable meteor strike by proliferating throughout the known universe wouldn’t hurt our chances either
