Government Funded Space Programs In the 20th century the U.S. Space program (NASA) helped the American Public obtain a new sense of adventure by looking into space as a new frontier (Space Exploration, par 2). After the launch of the world’s first satellite Sputnik in the 1950s the public became vastly interested in Space and the world’s two major powerhouses -the U.S. and the U.S.S.R- started a race into Space which led to things such as the moon landings and the construction of orbiting space stations. Now that the space race of the 20th century has seemed to end and the public has seemed to stop going crazy about space, it is now time for government spending on space programs to increase worldwide allowing for bigger and better space programs
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France, Germany, and Japan along with other nations have their own government run space programs (Space Sciences, par 1-2). Europe though having countries running their own programs have come together and created one large space program the ESA (Space Sciences, par 10).
All these programs mentioned are government run and funded establishments which should continue to receive funding and even increasing the amount of funding they receive.”Emphasizing the important role that a balanced and adequately funded science program at NASA plays...increase NASA’s funding (Issues in Science and Technology, par 1)”. A well funded space program is a crucial part of the government and if the program is to be successful it needs to receive funding from the government that runs the program. All the space programs mentioned before are funded by their governments but require more funds to be effective and expand into new endeavours that could provide even more economic opportunities for the programs host nation. If governments do not provide ample funding for their space programs they may have to resort to becoming privatized companies to receive funding , but if
France, Germany, and Japan along with other nations have their own government run space programs (Space Sciences, par 1-2). Europe though having countries running their own programs have come together and created one large space program the ESA (Space Sciences, par 10).
All these programs mentioned are government run and funded establishments which should continue to receive funding and even increasing the amount of funding they receive.”Emphasizing the important role that a balanced and adequately funded science program at NASA plays...increase NASA’s funding (Issues in Science and Technology, par 1)”. A well funded space program is a crucial part of the government and if the program is to be successful it needs to receive funding from the government that runs the program. All the space programs mentioned before are funded by their governments but require more funds to be effective and expand into new endeavours that could provide even more economic opportunities for the programs host nation. If governments do not provide ample funding for their space programs they may have to resort to becoming privatized companies to receive funding , but if