1. space exploration requires a large commitment of resources. money is needed not only for actual spaceflights but also for research and development of technology. some people believe this money is well spent, but others disagree.
should nations devote more, or fewer, of their resources to exploring outer space?
take a stand on this issue and write a well-developed essay, supporting your position with reasons.

Most people think we spend a lot on nasa and space 
in fact we spend a tiny and shrinking fraction of our world and national wealth 
the benefits are so enormous in increased knowledge 
how much could we save if we could predict tornadoes, floods etc and maybe even do something about them 
what would it cost if we fail to detect and deflect an on coming asteroid. like the one that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago 
we had a very very very small one in 1906 in siberia 
why did europe "waste money" giving columbus ships and men on a suicide trip into the the world ocean                   source(s): advance or die