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Against Deep-Space Exploration in April Research Paper
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Subject:Business
Topic:Freakonomics
Document Type:Research Paper
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Any information about the possible existence of life in the remote regions of the universe would also have to be acquired remotely rather than through manned exploration. In principle, astronomers already understand how the Big Bang unfolded and when it occurred (Hawking, 2002); they only piece of information still missing is exactly why it occurred at all and why there is a universe at all. Ultimately, that information is unknowable whether or not there is a continuation of the space program for reasons having to do with the fundamental incompatibility of quantum mechanics and gravity (Feynman, 2001; Goldsmith, 2003; Hawking, 2002; Sagan, 1997).
Conclusion
Human Space exploration served a valuable purpose in the 1960s. In addition to yielding many important scientific breakthroughs with beneficial applications on Earth, it also played an important role in the ability of the U.S. To win the Cold War (Roberts, 2000). Today, all of the legitimate benefits of the space program could be continued at an appropriate cost by continuing only near-Earth space exploration. Meanwhile, there is virtually no legitimate justification for the much greater expense of continuing the manned exploration of deep space. Those legitimate goals should be pursued but the money saved by restricting those efforts to near space should be dedicated to beneficial projects on Earth.
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Dubner, Stephen J. Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost? The New York Times (January
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