Astronauts: A Formal Analysis

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One of the premier techniques in persuading the government to bring an affect change is to write a letter to one or more of the members of Congress. The pleasant thing about America is this country gives us the right to send a letter to the government in convincing them to give us a chance to get what we want. We should to be proud of this since many other countries would not allow this to happen. My letter may not bring the attention but, at least, the government may perceive our opinions.
I am trying to convince the government to not waste any lives during the mission to Mars. As far as what I have researched, the technology currently will not bring safety to the astronauts or conserve the taxpayer’s money.
When I stated the number of astronaut deaths, this should get them to ponder on what the taxpayers want from this purpose. Why should we dissipate the money on a program that could bring horrible death to someone? I am conducting the logos and some pathos by stating that thirteen Americans have died from spaceflight missions. The first tragedy was from the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster that occurred on January 28, 1986, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members when it broke apart 73 seconds after takeoff.
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Senator Bennet strongly supports space exploration. There has been concerns on the possible budget cuts from the federal government for the space programs in Colorado. Additionally, the space industries have provided thousands of high-paying jobs to Colorado; as Bennet stated, “In fact, Colorado 's aerospace industry has already attracted more than 400 new companies and created close to 170,000 new jobs in the state, and we now rank first in the nation for private aerospace workers per capita.” It appears that Bennet hasn’t brought up the issue on the Mars manned mission as part of the space

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