When it comes to the United States, space exploration has always been a strange and peculiar subject. It seems everybody has an opinion on whether or not the billions of dollars the government is spending on funding towards NASA has been beneficial towards the wellbeing of the country. President-elect, Donald Trump, just recently issued a statement saying that NASA will shift its focus towards space exploration and less towards climate change, stating that it is just a “political hoax”. Trump positions that although climate research is important, it has been highly politicized and altered, and therefore the budget should be set to help study more for solid science. “NASA 's Earth Science Division is set to receive $2 billion in funding in 2017.
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With a growing population and an increase in problems that we see currently, the need for new technology is as important as ever. This is why scientists and astronomers are exploring the universe: to come up with solutions. In an article by Ron Garan, he answers the question of “why spend money on space exploration when we have so many problems here on earth?” with an example of advanced technology that has impacted lesser-developed countries. This invention is a solar powered refrigerator that, with the help of space exploration, has made an incredible impact on countries that aren’t as readily available to power as we are. “This technology can greatly reduce the cost and increase the availability of vaccines delivered to the most impoverished regions of the world,” (Garan 2). This refrigerator was originally meant to be used to support life and withstand on the moon but has been able to be adapted to be used here on Earth. With having the advantage to expand our limits into space, technology is able reach parts of the globe that it would have taken decades to attain. The United States is able to provide foreign aid and in return, can profit from the
With a growing population and an increase in problems that we see currently, the need for new technology is as important as ever. This is why scientists and astronomers are exploring the universe: to come up with solutions. In an article by Ron Garan, he answers the question of “why spend money on space exploration when we have so many problems here on earth?” with an example of advanced technology that has impacted lesser-developed countries. This invention is a solar powered refrigerator that, with the help of space exploration, has made an incredible impact on countries that aren’t as readily available to power as we are. “This technology can greatly reduce the cost and increase the availability of vaccines delivered to the most impoverished regions of the world,” (Garan 2). This refrigerator was originally meant to be used to support life and withstand on the moon but has been able to be adapted to be used here on Earth. With having the advantage to expand our limits into space, technology is able reach parts of the globe that it would have taken decades to attain. The United States is able to provide foreign aid and in return, can profit from the