Many people argue that space exploration is a major leap for mankind, yet the amount of money has been invested in this field can be used in a more meaningful way. I hold the same belief for reasons which will be examined in this essay.
Admittedly, space exploration can allow human to reach a huge number of achievements and one of the most significant ones is digital map and the prediction of natural disaster. Building and lauching new satellites into the earth’s atmosphere can assist people to have new perspective about our planet, such as the location of per country or the formation of clouds and wind. From these new insights, professionals or experts in this field can create online applications allowing users navigate themselves, find right directions or prepare for the upcoming natural calamities. For example, after lauching satellites successfully, Japan authorities can predict tsunamis and have some methods to protect their residents. As a positive result, people’s living stardard can be improved since they have online directions on their pockets and can be imformed to prepare before natural calamities.
Besides the positive impacts, space exploration can place a huge strain on national budgets. Space exploration can include a huge number of stages, such as building new satellites, training astronauts, and paying for engineers and employees. These operations can cost a huge amount of money of the national budget, reduce the government’s abilities to solve existing problems. As a consequence, the authorities may potentially increase taxes, leave the lives of disadvantaged individuals remained unfulfilled. For example, in a country where the government prioritizes exploring space and ignores poverty and environmental pollution can lead to an economic downturn as people struggle to make ends meet and the government do not have appropriate measures to resolve that.
In conclusion, I agree that space exploration can play a vital role in improving people’s living stardards. However, governments should tackle existing issues in their countries first before investing in this expensive field.