Sabina Mirza-Akhmedova
Group IV – 28

April 14, 2015
Homework
Unit 3, Part 1
Ex. 7
Many people assert that we've set our priorities wrong. Thay claim that it's about time science turned its eye back to this planet and set about doing something about poverty, disease and pollution. As far as opponents of space exploration are concerned, governments of the leading countries should raise social expenditures and increase living standards rather then spend billions on endorsing vain activities in the outer space. However, these people tend to forget how much benefits humankind derives from researching the universe. As a matter of fact I would like to speculate on the perks of discovering the cosmos.
There’s no denying the fact that space exploration brings together a lot of smart people from many different fields and puts them to work on some very difficult problems. The result is not only fantastic scientific discoveries, but also many useful inventions. Healthier baby food, technology to diagnose breast cancer more precisely, cellular technology – all these products either ease or improve or save our lives, while they were all created in the course of preparations for researching space.
Another strong argument to prove my stance on the issue is that it is only a matter of time before something happens to our planet that is so devastating that it changes the course of life, as we know it. What happens, then, to all of the accomplishments of the last thousand generations of humans? All of our art, our music, our literature, our science, even our very genes could be wiped out. Unless, of course, there are a few humans living elsewhere in the solar system. Space exploration and colonization of the Moon and Mars are an insurance policy for humanity and all of our achievements.
In conclusion I would like to limelight another important reason for space exploration and that is international collaboration. As a matter of fact, space programs provide an opportunity for nations to work together in international cooperation through participation in joint missions, thereby promoting peace and understanding between governments and their people.