The next source is an opinion piece from the Opposing Viewpoints page. In the article “Private Space Exploration Will Benefit Us, NASA,” the writer Will Hagle reflects on NASA’s budget problem and comes up with a solution that could be of use to the space program. Hagle starts the piece by saying that due to competition in space research, the United States and Russia can no longer work together. In addition, the budget cuts are not helping NASA’s case for further development. Here he states that in order to maintain smooth functionality of space exploration, NASA should collaborate with private companies such as SpaceX for example. Parallel to this source is another article “A new space vision for NASA—And for space entrepreneurs too?” published
