Opinion on the space shuttle program?

Question

I am not giving an opinion , I want some. I have heard different arguments about the space shuttle , most of them about what a waste of money that it is , that the government should take care of people here instead of spending millions on a space program. Then there are those that say it could someday improve the way we live or even save the human race. The only opinion I am giving is , i live a few miles from the cape and it sure is awesome to see it go off at night. I would like some opinions though to see if the ratio of pros and cons.

Answer 1

The shuttle isn't what NASA wanted, it's what they had to settle for because of constant budget cutbacks. As for the worth of the space program, ask yourself this... Can we afford not to? Are you willing to leave space to the Europeans, Russians and Chinese? Keep in mind that it was the space program that found out our ozone layer was eroding. We all want accurate weather forecasts, instant telecommunications, GPS units, satellite TV yadda yadda yadda. Still, we have idiots complaining about spending money on space research. The American writer Harlan Ellison once said "The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity."

Answer 2

We obviously need a way to put objects into space, but the shuttle failed to be the cheap solution promised. I think we should go back to more dependable chaper rockets. I don't think the money spent on the space program is a waste at all, we get so much back from the technology. If you want to look for things to cut to help people here on earth, there are much better candidates...a multi billion dollar Star Wars program that will probably not work, 400 billion a year in tax breaks to the wealthiest 10% and a war in Iraq approaching 1/2 a trillion dollars.

Answer 3

Space exploration is a HUGE contributor to the nation's economy and wellbeing. The people who say "NASA money should be spent on people instead of space exploration" are simply not thinking.

It only takes one minute to think it through. Is the money spent on space exploration spent in space? Do we send bags of cash up in the shuttle and give it to Martians?

Of course not. Space exploration money is spent on earth. It pays for thousands of jobs at every level from restaurant service to administrative assistants to scientists, teachers, and engineers. A LARGE portion of NASA money is spent on education, at all levels.

Space exploration money starts businesses and keeps people working. It improves the economy and the environment, and pays for almost all of the technological advances that have made life as pleasant as it is for most of us.

The people who think space exploration money is "wasted" are, themselves a waste. Please help educate the large population of stupid people in the United States. Space exploration is never a waste.

Clear?

Answer 4

its good the return and forth replaced into low tech the workstation of the area return and forth had the potential of a black berry the recent area taxi is merely the subsequent technology with the removing of the burden of the workstation ought to do away with fairly much 0.5 a million in expenses in line with launch merely like no longer portray the vast gas provider stored a million million in line with launch

Answer 5

there would never be enough money spent on people to satisfy the critics, so we might as well explore space. We may need another home after we pollute this planet to its limit.

Answer 6

I'm all for space exploration. A) its fascinating and B) it can help us in so many ways