UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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American factories would not be relocating overseas.
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Most people would continue living as though nothing has happened.
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Other countries would quickly begin experimenting with space travel.
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Universities would be demanding more financial support for research.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Curiosity is cheap compared to sending humans out of low-Earth orbit. A different kind of understanding of the value of sending humans into space needs to be had before that happens. I don’t think Curiosity is a stepping stone to that. Are the barriers to sending humans to Mars political?
Detailed explanation-2: -Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says valuing space exploration “transforms the culture into one that values science and technology."
Detailed explanation-3: -Neil Degrasse Tyson addresses the idea of curiosity in this lesson: Curiosity Is a Superpower–If You Have the Courage to Use It. How important is it to be curious? See what Bill Gates has to say about it here.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Neil deGrasse Tyson changed the world by contributing to the research that established Pluto as a dwarf planet. He was on a council for NASA and played a large role in ensuring that the Hayden Planetarium remains intact.
Detailed explanation-5: -The big bang endowed the universe with hydrogen and helium and not much of anything else. That is, nine out of ten atoms are hydrogen, about one out of ten atoms is helium, and there are only trace amounts of other things. If there were no stars, that would be the beginning and end of the universe.