The exploration of space by the United States began in the early years of the twentieth century. The impacts of space exploration can range from being the first country ever to land on the moon, to having satellites orbiting our planet. Despite the achievements that space exploration has given this country, there are many issues – with money, extraterrestrial threats and the lack of a reason to fund – at hand that should be addressed in making decisions about the future of space exploration in the United States. .Money is a big problem for most people in this world. Putting money where it belongs is something our nation has struggled with in recent years. In 2006, “...nearly 17 billion dollars will enter NASA's coffers, of which approximately 5.3 billion dollars will be dedicated to space exploration” (Source E). Giving $17 billion to a company is a large sum of money. Only 31% of that sum will be allocated to space exploration. Space exploration is important, but giving NASA $17 billion is way too high. There are other important things that some of that money could go towards, like our national debt...
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