NASA Should Privatize Space

To begin, it is expensive and that there are risks for going into space. In “ From packing for Space” they say that it is expensive because its 500 billion dollars. This is important because it would be most of our valuable resources going into the fund. In “ Neil De Grasse” it says that it would be very expensive and it has a lot of risks. This is important because we would be putting astronauts in danger and putting money into something dangerous.

The world today revolves around technology and is in an ever upward spiraling path of new advancements. This path is now at what some people call the “final frontier”, or the space age. The discoveries being made on this front are overwhelming in comparison to the technology that the world had only twenty years ago. Space exploration was once left up to the governments, as they battled to be the first country in space, but with national debts raising and the cuts made in response, space exploration is beginning to become new grounds for private business owners. Private companies are already beginning to send off rockets at a fraction of the cost that government does, but if more money was put into the government space program, then they

Have you ever seen on TV those little animated kid shows where they just casually go to outer space and thought how great that would be. Well what if we could turn those animations into the real thing. At one point or another everyone has wanted to reach up and touch the stars, but currently places like NASA are finding themself in some financial trouble. We should privatize space exploration because we can use the money from the company that bought it to start building stronger vehicles, while still having those companies using and approving the originals. With this happening we may finally be able to reach far off to places like Mars or earth like exoplanets.

The impossible was reached on July 20th 1969 when we sent the first man on the moon. The Apollo missions are the largest and most well known explorations that NASA has conducted. Ever since we reached this new high, our curiosity of space has grown even bigger. Funding NASA’s space program even further will continue to help us amplify our available resources and discover new information to benefit humanity. Not only that, but it could provide many ways for us to find a new home and expand our species farther into our solar system, potentially saving future generations. The expansion of this space program would be able to answer more of our questions than from what we can find here on Earth. Although there

America’s funding for NASA during the space race in 1966 was 4.41% of the federal budget yet in modern times this expenditure has fallen to only 0.5% of the federal budget. One might ask why, but the greater question is why isn’t anything being done about this dearth of funding for NASA. America should once again fund the exploration of space with a renewed ferocity because of the various educational, economical, and technological benefits of having well-funded space agencies.

Should the United States government spend taxpayer money on the space program? They should and here is why.

People sometimes wish they could go out so space through tourism, right? Well, with the privatization of space travel, they could. It would be beneficial to privatize it, although some are against it. This is because of NASA’s current funding outline, economical reasons, and the benefits of space tourism. NASA’s funding outline is not exactly what someone would expect. It is more focused on earth science, to the point where they are just barely hanging onto their space travel plans, and if that was not enough, the U.S. government is planning to direct it even more toward earth science, almost eradicating the space exploration side of the budget. NASA plans to try and “rent” spacecraft from privately owned companies to save money on doing this, and would therefore be able to go on with their plans. There are also reasons due to the economy. If space travel is privatized, it will help the flow of the economy because, for one, it creates missing jobs in the employment sector, helping the economy tremendously. There is also one big thing that was missing when the US paid Russia for seats to go to space. Every one of those dollars is going straight back into the US, making it so, as a country, the US loses no money in the trade. Meanwhile, if they pay Russia, they lose money, which is infinitely worse for the economy than this trade. Lastly, there are some nice benefits to space tourism. Space tourism would make it so that the space business would become cheaper over time, and

We shouldn't spend valuable resources on exploring space. Some people could argue differently but there is evidence to back this statement up. Like we could bring new problems to the U.S., it could threaten the life of the astronauts that go up to space and the government does not have enough support from the people.

In conclusion, the government needs to remain the use of its space program.There are many jobs in the space program. Eventually the basic necessities like food, water, and a place to live will be hard to come by. For the amount of pollution that is on the planet, the population does not have many options when thinking about how will future generations survive. As well as

Since that period in history, capitalism has overtaken the majority of the global economy, for better or worse. In relation to Space, capitalism has immense potential; however, current public organizations with direct government ties accrue a majority of available resources, yet do not provide adequate competition. There is a reason why the largest technology companies in the world are not part of the public sector; public funding is simply not efficient in any business model. Through capitalism, “the private sector is motivated by profit and efficiency and the the government is not” (Anderson). Substantiating this point, is the simple fact no nation has made significant progress in the field of Space development since the initial push to send a human to the moon in the sixties. Contrastingly, private organizations have made massive strides. For example, Virgin Galactic announced in 2012 that they hoped to soon offer customers the opportunity to take a short trip into Outer Space. The possibility of “space tourism” enters into a realm of potential that the public sector could never hope to reach, as public space organizations are not focused on

Still not convinced well then keep on reading. First and foremost, innocent people shouldn't go to space because it's really expensive. I know that because in the text “Civilians in Space” the author stated “the costs are overwhelming and unrealistic (paragraph 5).” If it's so expensive that NASA is saying it's too expensive then it must be expensive. I think we should spend the money on space exploration so we could know more about space instead of just the moon and Earth.

When we are in space, the human body changes, a human's lower bodies change since they are not used very much. The leg and lower back muscles lose strength. The heart and blood will also be challenged in space. When we stand, blood goes to our legs. Since we are in space the heart has to work extra hard against gravity to move the

There is a lot out in space? There could be anything really, aliens, asteroids, or giant meteors heading towards the earth. Who should be responsible for taking care of all of that? NASA? Or a private company? Because honestly, A private company just wants the big bucks, not caring of the suffering of mankind. Private companies would like a market, not a future for space travel, and that is a fact. Space travel should not be privatized because space will be used as a market, private companies can create equipment used for unethical purposes, and humans will be delayed in the race in space.

You hit on a key point that I highlighted as well and that is with the safety of commercial flights. You pointed out that on average airlines lose 150 planes a year and no one calls for the halt of all airline traffic. However, with space travel it is the opposite. One

Humans are planning more space missions to Mars and deeper into the solar system. These manned missions require longer periods of time in space than any human has ever spent, as well as traveling farther from Earth’s protection than ever before. There has been very little research conducted regarding the effects of prolonged space travel on the human body. This paper examines how space travel will likely alter bodily functions. The evolution of life on Earth means that humans are adapted and specialized to live and function in Earth’s environment. The environment of open space presents hazards such as: solar radiation, microgravity, and extreme isolation. Prolonged exposure to these hazards could result in cardiovascular issues, cancers, cellular disruption, decreased bone density, osteoporosis, psychological issues, and more. It is important for scientists to research these hazards and their effects on the human body further so as to find solutions and ways to combat the negative outcomes.