Questions

questions

1. Do you agree that space exploration was a waste of the governments time and money? If so, then you must believe that Cancer Detection and Treatment, Air Purification, Breast Cancer Detection, Satellite Detection of Fires and more are all a waste of time and money because these things were created due to space exploration.
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2. Would you agree that NASA's weather satellites and the observations made from them, such as hurricane forecasts, have strengthened the nation? Well, According to NASA Administrator **Charles Bolden**, "Tiros-1 started the satellite observations ... that produced vast improvements in weather forcasts, which have strengthened the nation." Wouldn't you agree that this "strength" gave us power? What other nation do you know of had the power to track hurricane paths and weather forecasts? Charles Bolden was nominated by President Barack Obama for his position, served 14 years as a member of NASA's Astronaut Office and traveled to orbit over 4 times in the Space Shuttle.
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3. Our definition of power was this: Superior to other nations technologically, medically, and skillfully. Space exploration gave the U.S the ability to enhance these areas of life. Is you definition of power similar to ours?

4. Would you say that Americans were supportive of Space Exploration? Well, according to a **Gallup poll** from 1988' that asked, "Tell me how important you believe the space program is to our country," nearly 75% **__(Thats 3 out of 4 Americans__**) supported space exploration.
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5. Is it true that with the exception of a few years during the Apollo era, NASA's budget has hovered at less 1% of all money in the US budget and never went back above that? This means that 98-99% of the federal budget did not include NASA's funding for space exploration. Think of all the other things the federal budget was spent on.
 * Source:** Roger D. Launius - Chair of the Division of Space History, Written or edited more than 20 books on aerospace history. Chief Historian of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.