UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Investing money in NASA projects may advance human knowledge, but it has few practical benefits.
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Investing money in NASA projects will encourage innovation, which in turn will fuel a growing economy.
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Investing money in NASA projects is like giving money to any cause, but nothing should be expected in return.
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Investing money in NASA projects will support space travel, which will make people forget their daily concerns.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In “Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Future of U.S. Space Exploration After Curiosity, ‘’ Tyson says of NASA, “It’s an investment, not a handout.” What does he mean? Private enterprise can never lead a space frontier. It’s not possible because a space frontier is expensive, it has unknown risks, and it has unquantified risks.
Detailed explanation-2: -Q. In “Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Future of U.S. Space Exploration After Curiosity, ‘’ what does Tyson say is needed to stir up interest in science? NASA must do something that has never been done before. NASA must demonstrate that a new technology is proven and reliable.
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: -Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says valuing space exploration “transforms the culture into one that values science and technology."
Detailed explanation-5: -Tyson served on a 2001 government commission on the future of the U.S. aerospace industry and on the 2004 Moon, Mars and Beyond commission. He was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal in the same year. From 2006 to 2011, he hosted the television show NOVA ScienceNow on PBS.
Detailed explanation-6: -In “Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Future of U.S. Space Exploration After Curiosity, ‘’ how does Tyson say NASA paves the way for private companies to succeed? NASA allows private companies to take the lead in exploring the frontiers. NASA creates the technology that private companies then can develop further.
Detailed explanation-7: -A great challenge of life: Knowing enough to think you are right, but not knowing enough to know you are wrong.