Persuasive Essay On Asteroids

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Asteroid Studies could either help us or just be a waste of time. I believe that Nasa (National, Aeronautics, Space Administration.) should not fund asteroid studies for many reasons.One reason is because of time to get there.Another reason is because of money that Nasa spends.My last reason is the danger of astroids.Do you want to know why I believe this?

Time is one important thing that not everyone has.It takes a long time to get to the asteroid belt in space.I believe that studying asteroids connects with this because if we can’t get our money back in a certain amount of time.Another reason is that an asteroid might not hit for a long time.In the article Gravity Tractor as Asteroid Mover it states, “...about 20 years before the asteroid was due to hit earth.” this means that we do not have to worry about the time that we have. Some people may say that we do not have time to study asteroids, but we have more than enough time.This is why I believe that we do not have to study asteroids at the moment and could wait.
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It is also a reason why we should not fund asteroid studies.According to the National spending chart NASA spends 17.7 billion dollars each year.I believe that this is too much money as it is not let alone the asteroid studies.Some may say that 17.7 billion dollars isn't enough money,but if they do not think all the money adds up.This is why I Believe That money is a big issue in why asteroid studies could be held

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