2006-09-25 07:34:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Space exploration is necessary if we are going to get enough people off the planet to establish a viable breeding population before some disaster destroys Earth. This must be accomplished before we reach a point where the necessary resources can no longer be allocated. If we keep all our eggs in one basket (Earth) we will doom Humanity. Government involvement would be necessary as the profit motive would be absent from the equation for a long period of time.
2006-09-26 02:51:04 · answer #1 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. No single company has the resources to fund space research, even though we do get good returns for that investment.
Actually, the government is involved in all types of research at some level - at the very least providing grant money to individuals and groups. This is just as important (even more so, in my opinion) as goverment funding for the arts, and for sports teams (that's usually only done on the state/local level).
Space research is such a tiny part of the US budget. If you want to pay down the deficit, cutting the research budget will hardly make a dent!
2006-09-25 08:13:55 · answer #2 · answered by kris 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. In todays world few companies would like to invest in core scientific research. They all want to just go and make maximum profit, and research being what it is, is not always successful.
So its upto bigger bodies like governments or groups of countries to invest in research. But then comes the question, why SPACE research.
Apart from the obviously funny image of governments bringing out cars and light bulbs, the government would like to inspire its population as well as invest in something which is state-of-art. Space research requires high precision engineering and highly innovative ideas to launch and sustain crafts in space. Which encourages scientists to think more and create better solutions.
But there's more to it than just that. The offshoots of space research ultimately benefit the civilian population. To give an example, the head of the Indian Space Research Organisation, Abdul Kalam was giving a lecture on a new material that India had developed for its systems. A few days later he visited some children with steel calipers. Being heavy and ungainly, the children plodded along with difficulty. And he went on to give the country calipers made of carbon carbon, which are lighter, more rustproof and more sturdy than the steel ones.
And then there are things like Sat Nav and Solar cells. Do you think they would be there if we didnt invest in space? Who knows what theyll come up with next?
2006-09-25 09:03:18 · answer #3 · answered by nauzad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to keep the government at least partially involved in space research. I'm not that confident in the government's competence, but if a private firm performs space exploration and makes a major discovery, then they have a right to keep it for themselves. The government has a certian obligation (outside of national security) to disclose their findings.
2006-09-25 09:54:12 · answer #4 · answered by sparc77 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of the fact they thieve my money to do it. i choose to maintain my money and not spend it on some thing so silly. Our bridges are falling down and we are taking photos lots of money into area. What a waste.
2016-12-12 14:52:09 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not any more. Pay the deficit first.
2006-09-25 07:42:18 · answer #6 · answered by Jt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. they only send those rockets up so they can spy on us
2006-09-27 15:32:40 · answer #7 · answered by hondacobra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, because there is no one with more money
2006-09-27 12:56:22 · answer #8 · answered by charles w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋