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What are the pros and cons of space travel?

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America already spends $15.5 billion per year on space exploration, less than 1 percent of the overall federal budget.
*Pros*

· Satellites are a huge investments, as you can plot the weather, and actually see inside of Hurricanes and Doppler radar
· We learn more about the exact sciences (i.e. chemistry, physics, and biology.
· Earths has a fast growing population and we will need an outlet soon.
*Cons*

· It costs billions of dollars every year to fund the projects of space science
· Sending people into space risks human lives.
America already spends $15.5 billion per year on space exploration, less than 1 percent of the overall federal budget.
*Pros*

· Satellites are a huge investments, as you can plot the weather, and actually see inside of Hurricanes and Doppler radar
· We learn more about the exact sciences (i.e. chemistry, physics, and biology.
· Earths has a fast growing population and we will need an outlet soon.
*Cons*

· It costs billions of dollars every year to fund the projects of space science
· Sending people into space risks human lives.

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