NASA Budget Cuts

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The U.S. government is facing huge debts, which has resulted in budget cuts in various organizations all over the country. One such organization that has been greatly affected by this budget cut is the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA).
For my research paper, I aim to explore the reasons as to why the U.S. government should raise NASA’s budget. It is important to understand that NASA’s budget cuts could have a severe impact the U.S. economy. A superpower like America could lose its status as a leading technological hub. Moreover, without a space program the lives of the inhabitants of this planet are at risk as we face threats due to climate change, asteroids, etc. Furthermore, cost cutting means that NASA would have

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