In today's scientific world, a myriad of wealth is allocated on scientific inventions and researches. Space exploration is a key area where governments in many countries are spending billions of dollars each year. Although I support space research, I opine that governments have to pay attention to the existing problems on the earth with higher priority than the space exploration. The basis for my view is economical and personal.
Firstly, from an economical point of view, universe exploration employs more than half of the total money allocated for overall scientific research in all fields combined. As per the report published by the Week magazine on 20th September 2015, at least 30 billion dollars have been spent on the Apollo moon missions by the United States. In case, this lump sum could be used for infrastructure, education and food in poor countries, definitely the quality of life would increase with lower crime rates. Thus, it is crystal clear that existing problems in the world need better focus.
Secondly, from a personal point of view, there is nothing we have gained so far from the space programmes. For instance, even after landing on the Moon as well as sending different missions to other planets, we are not successful in finding the existence of life anywhere outside the Earth. However, some of the missions abroad are successful in testing soil samples and sending pictures, which is not really useful for the layman. Moreover, a lot of scientists have risked their lives during the travel to outer space. Thus, higher priority needs to be given to existing issues in the world.
In conclusion, by analysing how expensive the space research is with limited success to the citizens, there is no doubt that government need to prioritise to solve the existing problems. It is predicted that space exploration continues, but with a lower budget.
In
today
's scientific world, a myriad of wealth
is allocated
on scientific inventions and
researches
.
Space
exploration
is a key area where
governments
in
many
countries are spending billions of dollars each year. Although I support
space
research
, I opine that
governments
have to
pay attention to the
existing
problems on the earth with higher priority than the
space
exploration
. The basis for my view is economical and personal.
Firstly
, from an economical point of view, universe
exploration
employs more than half of the total money allocated for
overall
scientific
research
in all fields combined. As per the report published by the Week magazine on 20th September 2015, at least 30 billion dollars have
been spent
on the Apollo moon missions by the United States. In case, this lump sum could be
used
for infrastructure, education and food in poor countries, definitely the quality of life would increase with lower crime rates.
Thus
, it is crystal
clear
that
existing
problems in the world need better focus.
Secondly
, from a personal point of view, there is nothing we have gained
so
far from the
space
programmes
.
For instance
, even after landing on the Moon
as well
as sending
different
missions to other planets, we are not successful in finding the existence of life anywhere outside the Earth.
However
,
some of the
missions abroad are successful in testing soil samples and sending pictures, which is not
really
useful for the layman.
Moreover
,
a lot of
scientists have risked their
lives
during the travel to outer
space
.
Thus
, higher priority needs to be
given
to
existing
issues in the world.
In conclusion
, by
analysing
how expensive the
space
research
is with limited success to the citizens, there is no doubt that
government
need to
prioritise
to solve the
existing
problems. It
is predicted
that
space
exploration
continues,
but
with a lower budget.