SPACE EXPLORATION IS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY

SPACE EXPLORATION IS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY

Nasa scientists have lost contact with the latest unmanned spacecraft sent to Mars, the $165m Mars Polar Lander.

In September, the $125m Mars Climate Orbiter mission also failed, after an embarrassing mix-up over metric and imperial measurements.

The history of failed missions to Mars stretches back 40 years, so are they a waste of taxpayers' money, which would be better spent on more earthly needs?

Is the cost of space adventure unjustified while poverty exists in many parts of the world?

Or should we in fact spend more on exploring space, to ensure greater success? Is exploring our universe an inspiring endeavour well worth the money? Do we have a duty to follow our curiosity and find out as much as possible about our place in the cosmos?

Your Reaction:I don't think it is a waste of time because it will increase our knowledge of the planet. I think more money should be given so there can be a higher success rate.

All the Yes points

1. against space exploration

2. Space exploration gives us no direct benefit

3. The Earth itself is not fully explored yet

4. A commercial space industry is taking over

5. the new crisis on planet earth: finish your priorities before starting new ones

6. Money is better used to help human lives in their own country

7. NASA is very Hazardous

8. Yes, because

9. The resources and efforts focused on space exploration could better humanity.

10. Its a waste

11. space exploration is a waste of money

12. Could have been used for more impactful endeavors

13. 13. Your dead wrong Not a DIME HAS BEEN SPENT IN OUTER SPACE; NOT ONE DIME ;

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All the No points

1. Scientific knowledge has value beyond the measurements of cost

2. The cost isn't actually very high

3. It is in man's nature to explore his environment.

4. Many discoveries have been made as a result of Space Exploration

5. Space

6. Its not a waste

7. Plastics Industry/Internet

8. All the other Earth-Like Planets (needs exploration too)

9. The Largest Benefits

10. Exploration/investment is Necessary for Progress

11. If it's being explored for the right reasons.

12. Man's uncontainable curiosity

13. New products are created as a by-product

14. Safety of Colonization

15. NASA's Inventions and innovations that help the world

16. What if we lose our world

17. Personal affects upon people themselves

18. Its GENIUS

19. NASA's Reasons

20. No immediate benefits is not synonymous with no benefits

21. 21.

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The red tuna has become the emblematic species of the Mediterranean. Their fishing has taken place for over 3,000 years. The red tuna is one of the predators that are at the top of the trophic pyramid in the Mediterranean making it a species important for the ecosystem. The increase in demand for this species, especially in the Japanese market has been a massive and destructive fishing without a management that looks to the future of the species.

NEWS EVENT RESULT

Greenpeace tried to stop fishing the red tuna in the Mediterranean.

During the protest, activists of the organization were attacked while trying to free tuna nets.On the afternoon of June 5, 2010 more than twenty Greenpeace activists do a protest action in the waters of Malta trying to prevent detener the French ship Jean Marie Christian 6 caught red tuna with seines. The activists approached acercaron the fishing boat with the aim of freeing the red tuna while he

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