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Why You Should
Support the
Exploration of Space
By: Matt Maclaine
Humanity’s History of
ExplorationChristopher
Columbus
Ferdinand
Magellan
Sir Edmund Hillary
Valentina
Tereshkova
Yuri Gagarin
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders Neil Armstrong
Our Fragile Existence
Extinction
War
Exhaustion of Resources
The Call of Space
We are a race of explorers
Every society has studied the stars
The United States’ Efforts
Projects Mercury, Gemini, Apollo
The Shuttle Program
Exploration of Mars
Benefits
Scratch Resistant Lenses
SatNav
Sewage Treatment
Water Purification
Protective Clothing
Solar Energy
Radiation Detection
Improved aircraft engine efficiency
Robotics
Weight Saving Technology
Humanity’s Benefits
Global Communications
Navigation
Meteorological Data
Continued Existence elsewhere
Threats from Space
Near Earth Objects
Death of the Sun
Cost
NASA has cost US tax payers nearly $800 Billion dollars since 1958
Sounds like a lot, but…
NASA’s annual budget has never exceeded 6% of Federal
expenditures
Today, NASA’s budget of $17.5 billion represents 0.45% of the $3.9
trillion national budget
Long Term Goals
Returning to the Moon
Mars
Expanding Humanity’s reach
Why You Should…
Space exploration leads the development of
technology and innovation
To facilitate a greater understanding of the
universe
To Secure the future of human existence
It starts today!