Everyone remembers or has seen the historical video of the first time Americans landed on the moon. When we first hear Neil Armstrong’s famous words, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” People remember this day as when we made world history. But today, we do not hear about the space program anymore. The world that was once connected by the same dream has disappeared. Americans need the excitement that was there that day. Where generations of people come together and once again witness history. The American people deserve more than just an unfinished mission, and they want it too. According to an AP- Ipsos poll, 73 out of 128 people believe that the space program should continue sending humans into space (AP-Ipsos Poll). Continuation
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Researchers have been discovering new moons as well as making new technology, but the sense of adventure and inspiration we had then is gone (Kavanagh). Mars is not the only plans for the space program, but it is the closest step we can accomplish shortly (Chen). Sometimes we forget how much the technology has progressed since the last space race. They made it to the moon within a decade with the technology of that age, so there should be nothing stopping us from reaching the Red Planet within a decade (Zubrin). We need to have the same depth of thrill we got when we first landed on the moon (Zubrin). While opponents of the space program do not want to put so much tax money into the fund for the missions, in reality, “less than 1% of the U.S budget is going towards further research and exploration” (Adamu). “While national defense and education receives 26.3% and 4.8% of taxpayer’s dollars” (Adamu). Therefore, we can no longer use the excuse that we are putting too much money towards the program, and not enough on education. Nevertheless, no one will be thinking about costs when we step foot on another planet for the first time. The risk and success of the mission are what everyone will be excited about (Kavanagh). Even so, in a 2013 poll, 75% of Americans wanted to double NASA’s budget in order to send manned missions to Mars (Chen). Has it not always been the goal throughout history to expand territory beyond our borders? Space is open to anyone willing to explore it right now. There may be a time when we missed our chance to delve into the new frontier. Last time NASA asked for astronaut applicants, 200,000 people applied to take on a one-way mission to Mars (Kavanagh). So finding people willing to leave the safety of the Earth are not slim. “Putting boots on Mars is possibly the most exciting thing humans will ever do,” Bolden says, who is the director of NASA (qtd. Chen). If more Americans
Researchers have been discovering new moons as well as making new technology, but the sense of adventure and inspiration we had then is gone (Kavanagh). Mars is not the only plans for the space program, but it is the closest step we can accomplish shortly (Chen). Sometimes we forget how much the technology has progressed since the last space race. They made it to the moon within a decade with the technology of that age, so there should be nothing stopping us from reaching the Red Planet within a decade (Zubrin). We need to have the same depth of thrill we got when we first landed on the moon (Zubrin). While opponents of the space program do not want to put so much tax money into the fund for the missions, in reality, “less than 1% of the U.S budget is going towards further research and exploration” (Adamu). “While national defense and education receives 26.3% and 4.8% of taxpayer’s dollars” (Adamu). Therefore, we can no longer use the excuse that we are putting too much money towards the program, and not enough on education. Nevertheless, no one will be thinking about costs when we step foot on another planet for the first time. The risk and success of the mission are what everyone will be excited about (Kavanagh). Even so, in a 2013 poll, 75% of Americans wanted to double NASA’s budget in order to send manned missions to Mars (Chen). Has it not always been the goal throughout history to expand territory beyond our borders? Space is open to anyone willing to explore it right now. There may be a time when we missed our chance to delve into the new frontier. Last time NASA asked for astronaut applicants, 200,000 people applied to take on a one-way mission to Mars (Kavanagh). So finding people willing to leave the safety of the Earth are not slim. “Putting boots on Mars is possibly the most exciting thing humans will ever do,” Bolden says, who is the director of NASA (qtd. Chen). If more Americans