What Are The Pros And Cons Of Space Exploration

What is out there in space? This is a question that has plagued many a generation while writing papers for school. This question still plagues students today. I’m going to discuss what I feel are the top three reasons why space exploration is still a viable and much needed program in today 's society as well as for future generations to come. The show Star Trek says, “Space is the final frontier.” Space exploration in general, as well as long term survival and the benefit of natural resources are my top three pros for continuing with space exploration. After all, who wants to live in a world where every day is a struggle to not only feed yourself, but fight for a place to live, or deal with increasingly high prices for things we buy. There many pros and cons to space …show more content…
What does that term mean to you? What images does it bring to mind? Do you think about aliens and UFOs? Huge earth shattering asteroids? How about Neil Armstrong planting a flag on the moon? For many, it brings all those images to mind, yet amidst all the good there is some bad. The space shuttle challenger disaster, asteroids falling to earth in Russia damaging buildings, harming people. What about Area 51 and all the hype about keeping aliens there. As humans, we are inclined to be explorers. William and Lewis explored the Louisiana Purchase for us opening up a great expanse of territory in the West. Apply that concept to today 's astronauts and you can see why space exploration is vital. Scientists have discovered things well beyond what we originally thought about space, and who wouldn 't want to be able to see those things. Other galaxies and universes are out there besides ours, just waiting for us to explore them and see what they are. Who knows, one of them may be just like ours. The thought of leaving a stone left unturned if you could explore it, be the first to see it is mind boggling to me, which makes this my number one reason to